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take turns

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Verb1.take turns - do something in turnstake turns - do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
spell - take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"


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An older child age 3 and up should understand that if he wants a toy but there are other people who also want the same toy, he is going to have to take turns with each one of them before it is his turn to go again.
For example, people living together often agree to take turns washing up the dishes after meals or taking their children to school," said Professor Andrew Colman.
Players take turns tossing a ball at the cap, trying to make the cap move.
 
 
 
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