Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take turns

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
take -turns
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

alternate take in turn take it in turns

Questions

What does take turns mean?
Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another, taking one another's place alternately.

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