Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn the table

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
turn the table
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of turn the tables.

verb

At a dinner party, to have guests turn from left to right (or vice versa) to talk to the people on their opposite side.

Dated

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Usage

Inflected Forms

turns the table (present, singular) turning the table (participle, present) turned the table (participle, past) turned the table (past)

Questions

What does turn the table mean?
Alternative form of turn the tables.

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