in turn
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in turn
- /ɪn ˈtɜːn/ UK
- /ɪn ˈtɜɹn/ US
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One after the other; one at a time; in succession; successively.
The teacher answered the students each in turn.
Similar: in order, step by step
- In due order; in proper sequence; in a determined or measured sequence, as a waiting line or queue. You are next in turn to bat.
- In response; in return. The musical ambassadors finished their performance, and the local musicians in turn played for them a traditional ballad.
- Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy. The vassals were subject to their lords, who in turn were subject to barons or kings.
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prep_phrase one after the other; successively
| 日本語 | 次々に tsugitsugi ni, 順々に junjun ni |
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| 中文 | 輪流 /轮流 lúnliú, 依次 yīcì, 按次序地 àn cìxù de |
| Português | por vez |
| Français | tour à tour, à tour de rôle |
| Deutsch | der Reihe nach, nacheinander |
| Italiano | a turno, uno dopo l'altro, una dopo l'altra |
| Ελληνικά | διαδοχικά diadochiká |
| Русский | после́довательно poslédovatelʹno, по о́череди po óčeredi |
| עברית | זֶה אַחַר זֶה ze akhár ze |
prep_phrase in due order, as a queue
| Italiano | in coda |
|---|---|
| Русский | в о́череди v óčeredi |
prep_phrase in response, in return
| 中文 | 作為交換 /作为交换 zuòwéi jiāohuàn |
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| Português | por vez |
| Français | en retour |
| Deutsch | wiederum |
| Italiano | in risposta |
| Русский | в свою́ о́чередь v svojú óčeredʹ, в отве́т v otvét |
prep_phrase having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned
| Español | a su vez, por vez |
|---|---|
| Português | por vez, por sua vez |
| Français | à son tour, à leur tour |
| Deutsch | wiederum |
| Italiano | a propria volta |
| Русский | в свою́ о́чередь v svojú óčeredʹ, то́же tóže, та́кже tákže |
| العربية | بدوره |
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@misc{in_turn_2026,
title = {in turn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20turn},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
