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picked up the mantle

picked up the mantle is the simple past and past participle of pick up the mantle.

Meaning of pick up the mantle

Verb

pick up the mantle (third-person singular simple present picks up the mantle, present participle picking up the mantle, simple past and past participle picked up the mantle)

  1. Synonym of assume the mantle.

Questions about picked up the mantle

What is picked up the mantle the simple past and past participle of?
Picked up the mantle is the simple past and past participle of pick up the mantle.

Words near picked up the mantle in the dictionary

  1. picked up one's marbles and went home
  2. picked up steam
  3. picked up stitches
  4. picked up the ball and ran with it
  5. picked up the ball and run with it
  6. picked up the mantle
  7. picked up the pace
  8. picked up the phone
  9. picked up the pieces
  10. picked up the slack
  11. picked up the tab

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