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take ten

take ten verb: to take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, US, informal) To take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.

Forms of take ten

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

Questions about take ten

What does take ten mean?
Take ten means to take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.
What part of speech is take ten?
Take ten is a verb.
What is the past tense of take ten?
The past tense of take ten is took ten.

Words near take ten in the dictionary

  1. take something to one's grave
  2. take something to the face
  3. take something to the head
  4. take steps
  5. take stock
  6. take ten
  7. take that
  8. Take Thatter
  9. Take Thatters
  10. take the aam off
  11. take the air

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