What does take turns mean?

take turns means "do something in turns".

What is another word for take turns?

Close synonyms include alternate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take turns a common word?

take turns is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

take turns — meaning, pronunciation and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
do something in turns
“We take turns on the night shift”
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What does take turns mean?: take turns means "do something in turns".
What is another word for take turns?: Close synonyms include alternate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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