turn one's hand to in English

Forms: turns one's hand to [present, singular, third-person], turning one's hand to [participle, present], turned one's hand to [participle, past], turned one's hand to [past], put one's hand to [alternative], set one's hand to [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} turn one's hand to (third-person singular simple present turns one's hand to, present participle turning one's hand to, simple past and past participle turned one's hand to)

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      "form": "put one's hand to",
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"turn one's hand to" meaning in English

Verb

Alternative forms