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rose to the bait

rose to the bait is the simple past of rise to the bait.

Meaning of rise to the bait

Verb

rise to the bait (third-person singular simple present rises to the bait, present participle rising to the bait, simple past rose to the bait, past participle risen to the bait)

  1. Synonym of take the bait.
    Synonyms:
    take the bait

Questions about rose to the bait

What is rose to the bait the simple past of?
Rose to the bait is the simple past of rise to the bait.

Words near rose to the bait in the dictionary

  1. rose slugs
  2. Rose Sunday
  3. rose syrup
  4. rose syrups
  5. rose through the ranks
  6. rose to the bait
  7. rose to the challenge
  8. rose to the occasion
  9. rose to the purple
  10. rose topaz
  11. rose topazes

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