to take it in turn(s) to do sth

  • 1turn — turn1 W1S1 [tə:n US tə:rn] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(your body)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(direction)¦ 4¦(move around central point)¦ 5¦(change)¦ 6¦(attention/thoughts)¦ 7 turn your back (on somebody/something) 8¦(age/time)¦ 9 turn something inside out …

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  • 2turn — 1 verb CHANGE DIRECTION/POSITION 1 a) YOUR BODY (I) to move your body so that you are looking in a different direction: Ricky turned and walked away. (+ around/round/away etc): I turned around quickly to see if someone was following. | Dan turned …

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  • 3turn*/*/*/ — [tɜːn] verb I 1) [I/T] to change the position of your body or your head so that you are facing in a different direction She turned and smiled at me.[/ex] He turned his head and looked around the room.[/ex] Maria turned to the reporters and said:… …

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  • 4turn — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of turning sb/sth around ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full, half, quarter ▪ It slowly spun for three complete turns. ▪ a full turn of the handle to the right …

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  • 5turn — In the equities market, a reversal; unwind . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. turn turn 1 [tɜːn ǁ tɜːrn] noun 1. [countable] FINANCE the …

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  • 6TURN — Trader s Unique Reference Number used to identify an importer numerically. It is normally based on the trader s VAT registration number, with a three digit extension. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * ▪ I. turn turn 1 [tɜːn ǁ tɜːrn] noun 1.… …

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  • 7turn-off — noun 1 road that leads away from another ADJECTIVE ▪ next VERB + TURN OFF ▪ take ▪ Take the next turn off. ▪ miss, overshoot …

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  • 8turn something to good account — turn (something) to (good) account formal : to gain or profit from (something) : to take advantage of (something) Is there a way to turn this situation to good account? • • • Main Entry: ↑account * * * put/turn sth to good acˈcount …

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  • 9take somebody through something — ˌtake sb ˈthrough sth derived to help sb learn or become familiar with sth, for example by talking about each part in turn • The director took us through the play scene by scene. • I still don t understand the contract. Can you take me through it …

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  • 10take up — verb 1. pursue or resume (Freq. 9) take up a matter for consideration • Hypernyms: ↑embark, ↑enter • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. adopt (Freq. 5) …

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