take a turn for the better

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take a turn for the better

verb takes a turn for the better · taking a turn for the better · took a turn for the better · taken a turn for the better

  1. idiomatic To start to become better; to improve.

Opposite: take a turn for the worse

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verb start to become better

日本語好転する
中文好轉 /好转 hǎozhuǎn
Portuguêsmudar para melhor
Deutschsich zum Besseren wenden
Русскийулучша́ться ulučšátʹsja, улу́чшиться ulúčšitʹsja

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@misc{take_a_turn_for_the_better_2026,
  title = {take a turn for the better},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20turn%20for%20the%20better},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}