Definitions
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- v. Of two or more people, to do the same thing one after another.
- v. To assume a place in a sequence of successions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. do something in turns
Etymologies
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Examples
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Uncle Vova pops the champagne open, and we take turns sipping from the bottle.
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Dr. Jolly insisted that everyone who could should take turns sending out the S. O.S.'s.
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"No, Mamma," said Constance, arching her eyebrows – "we are to taste the sweets of domestic life – you, as head of the family, will go to sleep in the dormeuse, and Florence and I shall take turns in yawning by your side."
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We returned to Battery Park, where the other runners organized to take turns running the five miles up to Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza near the United Nations for the official ceremony.
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The Wednesday-morning prayer breakfast is entirely optional, bipartisan, and ecumenical (Senator Norm Coleman, who is Jewish, is currently chief organizer on the Republican side); those who choose to attend take turns selecting a passage from Scripture and leading group discussion.
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Each morning the hens gather around the straw-lined plywood egg box, about twice the size of a shoebox, with a roof over just one-quarter of it and take turns laying.
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Guests bring some dowdy maxi-length skirt from seasons past and take turns standing on the tailor chair and getting chopped up to size.
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“On American Bandstand, the guys and gals would form two lines, and dancers would take turns strolling down between them.”
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• If your preschoolers are consistently outguessed by older siblings, take turns being the leader so everyone gets a chance.
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The generator was in place there and the strongest Clan Hunters had been appointed to take turns on the Lord's Bike for the sunrise services.
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