Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take it in turns

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
take it in -turns
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take turns.

Inflected Forms

takes it in turns (present, singular) taking it in turns (participle, present) took it in turns (past) taken it in turns (participle, past)

Questions

What does take it in turns mean?
To take turns.

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