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TAKE TURNS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Do something in turns

Example:

We take turns on the night shift

Synonyms:

alternate; take turns

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "take turns" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "take turns"):

spell (take turns working)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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