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take long

take long verb: take time.

Verb

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

  1. take time
    • It shouldn't take long (to do).

Forms of take long

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

Questions about take long

What does take long mean?
Take long means take time.
What part of speech is take long?
Take long is a verb.
What is the past tense of take long?
The past tense of take long is took long.

Words near take long in the dictionary

  1. take law into one's own hands
  2. take leave
  3. take leave of one's senses
  4. take liberties
  5. take lightly
  6. take long
  7. take lying down
  8. take matters into one's own hands
  9. take no for an answer
  10. take no notice of
  11. take no prisoners

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