take one's turn

verb

To assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.

“You can take your turn now.”

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Meanings

verbtake one's turn (third-person singular simple present takes one's turn, present participle taking one's turn, simple past took one's turn, past participle taken one's turn)

present singular third person takes one's turn · participle present taking one's turn · past took one's turn · participle past taken one's turn

  1. intransitiveTo assume a place in a sequence of successions; to be one of a group that takes turns.

    You can take your turn now.

    2 more examples

    I took my turn at the wheel.

    Then doth the joyfull feast of John the Baptist take his turne.

    1570, Thomas Naogeorgus, translated by Barnabe Googe, The Popish Kingdome

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 到, 該 /该
  • 到 (dào)assume a place
  • 該 /该 (gāi)assume a place
Finnish olla jonkun vuoro
  • olla jonkun vuoroassume a place
German als Nächster dran sein, dran sein
  • als Nächster dran seinassume a place
  • dran seinassume a place
  • loslegenassume a place
Swedish ta sin tur
  • ta sin turassume a place
Cite this entry
APA

take one's turn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20turn

MLA

“take one's turn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20turn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take one's turn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20turn.

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