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take a pew

take a pew verb: to take a seat; to sit down.

Verb

take a pew (third-person singular simple present takes a pew, present participle taking a pew, simple past took a pew, past participle taken a pew)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To take a seat; to sit down.
    • There are many ways of inviting a person to seat himself. The genial ‘take a pew’ of one's equal inspires confidence. The raucous ‘sit down in front’ of the frenzied pit, when you stand up to get a better view of the stage, is not so pleasant.1903, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 16, in A Prefect's Uncle
    • "Oh!" he said, looking round him with his chin a little in the air, "am I intruding, Turl?" . . .
      "Not at all, Berryman—take a pew!"1904, John Galsworthy, chapter 18, in The Island Pharisees

Forms of take a pew

third-person singular presenttakes a pew
present participletaking a pew
pasttook a pew
past participletaken a pew
alternative formpull up a pew

Questions about take a pew

What does take a pew mean?
Take a pew means to take a seat; to sit down.
What part of speech is take a pew?
Take a pew is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a pew?
The past tense of take a pew is took a pew.

Words near take a pew in the dictionary

  1. take a look
  2. take a nap
  3. take a number
  4. take a page out of someone's book
  5. take a page out of someone's playbook
  6. take a pew
  7. take a picture
  8. take a picture, it will last longer
  9. take a picture, it'll last longer
  10. take a pill
  11. take a piss

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