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take a turn for the better

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
take a -turn -for the -bet-ter
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To start to become better; to improve.

Inflected Forms

takes a turn for the better (present, singular) taking a turn for the better (participle, present) took a turn for the better (past) taken a turn for the better (participle, past)

Antonyms

take a turn for the worse

Questions

What does take a turn for the better mean?
To start to become better; to improve.

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