"in turn" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in turn, {{en-PP}} in turn
  1. One after the other; one at a time; in succession; successively. Synonyms (one after the other): in order Translations (one after the other; successively): 輪流 (Chinese Mandarin), 轮流 (lúnliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 依次 (yīcì) (Chinese Mandarin), 按次序地 (àn cìxù de) (Chinese Mandarin), om de beurt (Dutch), in een beurtrol (Dutch), vuorotellen (Finnish), tour à tour (French), à tour de rôle (French), der Reihe nach (German), nacheinander (German), διαδοχικά (diadochiká) (Greek), זֶה אַחַר זֶה (ze akhár ze) (Hebrew), sorban (Hungarian), sorjában (Hungarian), sorra (Hungarian), egymás után (Hungarian), a turno (Italian), uno dopo l'altro [masculine] (Italian), una dopo l'altra [feminine] (Italian), 次々に (tsugitsugi ni) (alt: つぎつぎに) (Japanese), 順々に (junjun ni) (alt: じゅんじゅんに) (Japanese), vicem (Latin), a parte [Late-Latin] (Latin), en etter en (Norwegian), z kolei (Polish), por vez (Portuguese), после́довательно (poslédovatelʹno) (Russian), по о́череди (po óčeredi) (Russian), mu seach (Scottish Gaelic), i tur och ordning (Swedish), i turordning (Swedish), послідо́вно (poslidóvno) (Ukrainian), по че́рзі (po čérzi) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-in_turn-en-prep_phrase-fs6LDQxQ Disambiguation of 'one after the other': 88 1 1 10 Disambiguation of 'one after the other; successively': 78 1 7 14
  2. In due order; in proper sequence; in a determined or measured sequence, as a waiting line or queue. Translations (in due order, as a queue): vuorotellen (Finnish), vuorossa (Finnish), következik (note: “to be in turn”, as a verb) (Hungarian), jön (Hungarian), in coda (Italian), etter tur (Norwegian), i tur og orden (Norwegian), i rekkefølge (Norwegian), в о́череди (v óčeredi) (Russian), mu seach (Scottish Gaelic), på tur (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_turn-en-prep_phrase-VdBPD6kM Disambiguation of 'in due order, as a queue': 6 84 8 2
  3. In response; in return. Synonyms: step by step, sequentially Related terms: by turns, in turns, in line Translations (in response, in return): 作為交換 (Chinese Mandarin), 作为交换 (zuòwéi jiāohuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), vuorostaan (Finnish), en retour (French), wiederum (German), cserébe (Hungarian), viszonzásul (Hungarian), válaszul (Hungarian), viszonzásképp (Hungarian), in risposta (Italian), vicissim (Latin), z kolei (Polish), por vez (Portuguese), в свою́ о́чередь (v svojú óčeredʹ) (Russian), в отве́т (v otvét) (note: in response) (Russian), за̏узвра̄т [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), zȁuzvrāt [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), i gengäld (Swedish), в свою́ че́ргу (v svojú čérhu) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-in_turn-en-prep_phrase-~0Otd9qt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 57 27 Disambiguation of 'in response, in return': 3 1 91 5
  4. Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy. Translations (having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned): siavice (Esperanto), vuorostaan (Finnish), à son tour [feminine, masculine] (French), à leur tour [feminine, masculine, plural] (French), wiederum (German), pedig (Hungarian), másfelől (Hungarian), ugyanakkor (Hungarian), viszont (Hungarian), a propria volta (Italian), z kolei (Polish), por vez (Portuguese), por sua vez (Portuguese), в свою́ о́чередь (v svojú óčeredʹ) (Russian), то́же (tóže) [also] (Russian), та́кже (tákže) [also] (Russian), a su vez (Spanish), i sin tur (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-in_turn-en-prep_phrase-sx0~KmEB Disambiguation of 'having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned': 12 1 4 83

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          "sense": "one after the other; successively",
          "word": "egymás után"
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          "sense": "one after the other; successively",
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          "sense": "one after the other; successively",
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          "sense": "one after the other; successively",
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          "text": "You are next in turn to bat."
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          "text": "The boy was next in turn to sit on Santa's lap."
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          "_dis1": "6 84 8 2",
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          "word": "következik"
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          "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
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          "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
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          "_dis1": "6 84 8 2",
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          "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
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          "text": "The musical ambassadors finished their performance, and the local musicians in turn played for them a traditional ballad."
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          "ref": "1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 9:21 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162",
          "text": "With great humility, I call upon all Americans to help me keep our nation united in defense of those ideals which have been so eloquently proclaimed by Franklin Roosevelt. I want in turn to assure my fellow Americans and all of those who love peace and liberty throughout the world that I will support and defend those ideals with all my strength and all my heart.",
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        "In response; in return."
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          "_dis1": "24 33 43 0",
          "word": "by turns"
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        {
          "_dis1": "24 33 43 0",
          "word": "in turns"
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        {
          "_dis1": "24 33 43 0",
          "word": "in line"
        }
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          "_dis1": "24 33 43 0",
          "word": "step by step"
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          "_dis1": "24 33 43 0",
          "word": "sequentially"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "作為交換"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zuòwéi jiāohuàn",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "作为交换"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "vuorostaan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "en retour"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "wiederum"
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          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "cserébe"
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          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "viszonzásul"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "válaszul"
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          "sense": "in response, in return",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "por vez"
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          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
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          "roman": "v svojú óčeredʹ",
          "sense": "in response, in return",
          "word": "в свою́ о́чередь"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 91 5",
          "code": "ru",
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          "text": "The vassals were subject to their lords, who in turn were subject to barons or kings."
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          "text": "Mr. X leaked the secret to Mr. Y who in turn leaked it to Mr. Z."
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          "word": "siavice"
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          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "vuorostaan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "à son tour"
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        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine",
            "plural"
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          "word": "à leur tour"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "wiederum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "pedig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "másfelől"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "ugyanakkor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "viszont"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "a propria volta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "z kolei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "por vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "por sua vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "v svojú óčeredʹ",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "в свою́ о́чередь"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tóže",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "tags": [
            "also"
          ],
          "word": "то́же"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tákže",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "tags": [
            "also"
          ],
          "word": "та́кже"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "a su vez"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "12 1 4 83",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
          "word": "i sin tur"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "in turn"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English prepositional phrases"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "in turn",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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    {
      "word": "by turns"
    },
    {
      "word": "in turns"
    },
    {
      "word": "in line"
    }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The teacher answered the students each in turn."
        },
        {
          "text": "Each member of the group, in turn, rose to share a personal story, until nearly everyone in the room had spoken."
        },
        {
          "text": "Eventually, each of the countries in turn would be brought to submission by the invading force."
        }
      ],
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        "One after the other; one at a time; in succession; successively."
      ],
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          "succession"
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          "successively",
          "successively"
        ]
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You are next in turn to bat."
        },
        {
          "text": "The boy was next in turn to sit on Santa's lap."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In due order; in proper sequence; in a determined or measured sequence, as a waiting line or queue."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "due",
          "due"
        ],
        [
          "sequence",
          "sequence"
        ],
        [
          "queue",
          "queue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The musical ambassadors finished their performance, and the local musicians in turn played for them a traditional ballad."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1945 April 16, Harry S. Truman, 9:21 from the start, in MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S., Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162",
          "text": "With great humility, I call upon all Americans to help me keep our nation united in defense of those ideals which have been so eloquently proclaimed by Franklin Roosevelt. I want in turn to assure my fellow Americans and all of those who love peace and liberty throughout the world that I will support and defend those ideals with all my strength and all my heart.",
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        }
      ],
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        "In response; in return."
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          "response",
          "response"
        ],
        [
          "in return",
          "in return"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The vassals were subject to their lords, who in turn were subject to barons or kings."
        },
        {
          "text": "My car was hit by a truck, which in turn was hit by the van."
        },
        {
          "text": "Mr. X leaked the secret to Mr. Y who in turn leaked it to Mr. Z."
        }
      ],
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        "Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy."
      ],
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        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
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        [
          "accordingly",
          "accordingly"
        ],
        [
          "similarly",
          "similarly"
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        [
          "precedence",
          "precedence"
        ],
        [
          "hierarchy",
          "hierarchy"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "one after the other",
      "word": "in order"
    },
    {
      "word": "step by step"
    },
    {
      "word": "sequentially"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "輪流"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lúnliú",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "轮流"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīcì",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "依次"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "àn cìxù de",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "按次序地"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "om de beurt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "in een beurtrol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "vuorotellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "tour à tour"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "à tour de rôle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "der Reihe nach"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "nacheinander"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diadochiká",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "διαδοχικά"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ze akhár ze",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "זֶה אַחַר זֶה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "sorban"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "sorjában"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "sorra"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "egymás után"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "a turno"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "uno dopo l'altro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "una dopo l'altra"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つぎつぎに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsugitsugi ni",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "次々に"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅんじゅんに",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "junjun ni",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "順々に"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "vicem"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "a parte"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "en etter en"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "z kolei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "por vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poslédovatelʹno",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "после́довательно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "po óčeredi",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "по о́череди"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "mu seach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "i tur och ordning"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "i turordning"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "poslidóvno",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "послідо́вно"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "po čérzi",
      "sense": "one after the other; successively",
      "word": "по че́рзі"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "vuorotellen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "vuorossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "note": "“to be in turn”, as a verb",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "következik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "jön"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "in coda"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "etter tur"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "i tur og orden"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "i rekkefølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v óčeredi",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "в о́череди"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "mu seach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in due order, as a queue",
      "word": "på tur"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "作為交換"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuòwéi jiāohuàn",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "作为交换"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "vuorostaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "en retour"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "wiederum"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "cserébe"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "viszonzásul"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "válaszul"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "viszonzásképp"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "in risposta"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "vicissim"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "z kolei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "por vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v svojú óčeredʹ",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "в свою́ о́чередь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "in response",
      "roman": "v otvét",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "в отве́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "за̏узвра̄т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "zȁuzvrāt"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "i gengäld"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "v svojú čérhu",
      "sense": "in response, in return",
      "word": "в свою́ че́ргу"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "siavice"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "vuorostaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "à son tour"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "à leur tour"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "wiederum"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "pedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "másfelől"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "ugyanakkor"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "viszont"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "a propria volta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "z kolei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "por vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "por sua vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "v svojú óčeredʹ",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "в свою́ о́чередь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tóže",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "tags": [
        "also"
      ],
      "word": "то́же"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tákže",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "tags": [
        "also"
      ],
      "word": "та́кже"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "a su vez"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned",
      "word": "i sin tur"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in turn"
}

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