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picks up the mantle

picks up the mantle is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 picks up the mantle

What is picks up the mantle the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Picks up the mantle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pick up the mantle.

Words near picks up the mantle in the dictionary

  1. picks up one's crumbs
  2. picks up one's marbles and goes home
  3. picks up steam
  4. picks up stitches
  5. picks up the ball and runs with it
  6. picks up the mantle
  7. picks up the pace
  8. picks up the phone
  9. picks up the pieces
  10. picks up the slack
  11. picks up the tab

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