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turns the tide

turns the tide is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the tide.

Meaning of turn the tide

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
    • The general who turned the tide at Alamein was not, prior to his arrival in the Middle East, one of the very "top brass"; but he was a soldier, not a detergent manufacturer.1962 February, “No Talent on the Railways?”, in Modern Railways, page 74

Questions about turns the tide

What is turns the tide the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Turns the tide is the third-person singular simple present indicative of turn the tide.

Words near turns the tide in the dictionary

  1. turns the page
  2. turns the scale
  3. turns the screw
  4. turns the screws
  5. turns the tables
  6. turns the tide
  7. turns the trick
  8. turns the turtle
  9. turns to
  10. turns to account
  11. turns to dust

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