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turn the table en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of turn the tables.
    • But as United saw the game out, little did they know that, having looked likely to win their 13th Premier League title, it was City who turned the table to snatch glory from their arch-rivals' grasp. 2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
  2. (dated) At a dinner party, to have guests turn from left to right (or vice versa) to talk to the people on their opposite side.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
turning the table Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turns the table Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
turned the table Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
turned the table Tense=Past lexicographic