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turned to account

turned to account is the simple past and past participle of turn to account.

Meaning of turn to account

Verb

turn to account (third-person singular simple present turns to account, present participle turning to account, simple past and past participle turned to account)

  1. Synonym of turn to good account.
    • There was conversation in the carriage and I learned certain details. One said that there would be an accident some day, and so forth. In a flash—as by an inspiration—I saw how the circumstance might be turned to account. A bad accident and the shares would certainly fall and my position would be...1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Questions about turned to account

What is turned to account the simple past and past participle of?
Turned to account is the simple past and past participle of turn to account.

Words near turned to account in the dictionary

  1. turned the tables
  2. turned the tide
  3. turned the trick
  4. turned the turtle
  5. turned to
  6. turned to account
  7. turned to dust
  8. turned to good account
  9. turned together
  10. turned traitor
  11. turned tricks

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