in turn

ADVERB

[/ɪn tɜːrn/]

as a result of something; in sequence or one after another

💡 Concept

Each speaker shares their idea in turn during the classroom discussion.

🎵 Rhyme

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪn tɜːrn/

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn tɜːn/

🌳Etymology

Origin

From Middle English 'turnen' derived from Old French 'tourner', which comes from Latin 'tornare' meaning 'to turn on a lathe'. The phrase 'in turn' developed from the literal sense of rotating or turning to the figurative sense of sequential movement or consequence.

Breakdown

in (preposition indicating position/state) + turn (from Latin tornare, to rotate/move sequentially) = in turn (one after another in sequence, or as a result)

🎵Rhyme

concernreturnlearnburn

concern

return

learn

burn

🔗Collocations

which in turn

in turn leads to

each in turn

in turn causes

speak in turn

in turn affects

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“Students complained about the cafeteria food, which in turn made the chef cry into his soup.”

“Economic growth increases employment, which in turn boosts consumer spending.”

“The teacher called on each student in turn to answer the math problem.”

😄 Fun example

“He ate too much pizza, which in turn made him dream about being chased by pepperoni.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

consequentlyas a resultthereforesubsequentlyaccordingly

Antonyms

simultaneouslyall at once

sequentiallyalternatelyone by onestep by stepchain reaction

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in turn — as a result of something; in sequence or one after another

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