turn on the waterworks in All languages combined

Forms: turns on the waterworks [present, singular, third-person], turning on the waterworks [participle, present], turned on the waterworks [participle, past], turned on the waterworks [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=turn on the waterworks}} turn on the waterworks (third-person singular simple present turns on the waterworks, present participle turning on the waterworks, simple past and past participle turned on the waterworks)

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"turn on the waterworks" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]