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turns to account

turns to account is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 turns to account

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

Words near turns to account in the dictionary

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

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