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take great pains

take great pains verb: to take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

take great pains meaning in Kannada

take great pains in Kannada

ವಿಪರೀತ ಶ್ರಮ ವಹಿಸು, ತೊಂದರೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊ

Forms of take great pains

third-person singular presenttakes great pains
present participletaking great pains
pasttook great pains
past participletaken great pains

Questions about take great pains

What does take great pains mean?
Take great pains means to take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.
What is take great pains in Kannada?
Take great pains in Kannada is ವಿಪರೀತ ಶ್ರಮ ವಹಿಸು, ತೊಂದರೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊ. See Take great pains meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is take great pains?
Take great pains is a verb.
What is the past tense of take great pains?
The past tense of take great pains is took great pains.

Words near take great pains in the dictionary

  1. take form
  2. take French leave
  3. take fright
  4. take from behind
  5. take gas
  6. take great pains
  7. take guard
  8. take heart
  9. take heed
  10. take hold
  11. take holy orders

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