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turned to good account

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

Meaning of turn to good account

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To use well; to take advantage of.

Questions about turned to good account

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

Words near turned to good account in the dictionary

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

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