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take easy

take easy verb: to rest; to make little to no effort.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To rest; to make little to no effort.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To proceed calmly and in a relaxed manner.

Forms of take easy

third-person singular presenttakes easy
present participletaking easy
pasttook easy
past participletaken easy

Questions about take easy

What does take easy mean?
Take easy means to rest; to make little to no effort.
What part of speech is take easy?
Take easy is a verb.
What is the past tense of take easy?
The past tense of take easy is took easy.

Words near take easy in the dictionary

  1. take delight in
  2. take delivery
  3. take down
  4. take down a notch
  5. take down a peg
  6. take easy
  7. take effect
  8. take exception
  9. take fire
  10. take five
  11. take flight

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