turn to good account in English

Forms: turns to good account [present, singular, third-person], turning to good account [participle, present], turned to good account [participle, past], turned to good account [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "turns to good account",
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    {
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        "To use well; to take advantage of."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To use well; to take advantage of."
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        {
          "word": "put to good use"
        },
        {
          "word": "turn to account"
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          "word": "put to good account"
        }
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "turn to good account"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "turns to good account",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turning to good account",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turned to good account",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "turned to good account",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "To use well; to take advantage of."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To use well; to take advantage of."
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    {
      "word": "turn to account"
    },
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      "word": "put to good account"
    }
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}

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"turn to good account" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms