take in turn en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of take turns.
These wood burners have African drivers with two African firemen who take in turn the two main duties of putting wood into the firebox and moving it forward on the tender.
1958 February 14, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken in turn | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking in turn | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| took in turn | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| takes in turn | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |