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be taken bad

be taken bad verb: to become ill.

Verb

be taken bad (third-person singular simple present is taken bad, present participle being taken bad, simple past was taken bad, past participle been taken bad)

  1. (UK) To become ill.

Synonyms of be taken bad

Forms of be taken bad

third-person singular presentis taken bad
present participlebeing taken bad
pastwas taken bad
past participlebeen taken bad

Questions about be taken bad

What does be taken bad mean?
Be taken bad means to become ill.
What part of speech is be taken bad?
Be taken bad is a verb.
What is the past tense of be taken bad?
The past tense of be taken bad is was taken bad.

Words near be taken bad in the dictionary

  1. Be star
  2. Be stars
  3. be still my beating heart
  4. be still my heart
  5. be suppose to
  6. be taken bad
  7. be taken ill
  8. be taken sick
  9. be thankful for small mercies
  10. be that as it may
  11. be the bigger man

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