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take the time

take the time verb: to volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).

Verb

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

  1. (usually) To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
    • Thank you very much for taking the time to do your assignment properly.
    Synonyms:
    take time

Synonyms of take the time

Forms of take the time

third-person singular presenttakes the time
present participletaking the time
pasttook the time
past participletaken the time

Origin of take the time

From take time.

Questions about take the time

What does take the time mean?
Take the time means to volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
What part of speech is take the time?
Take the time is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the time?
The past tense of take the time is took the time.

Words near take the time in the dictionary

  1. take the stage
  2. take the stand
  3. take the studs
  4. take the stump
  5. take the sun
  6. take the time
  7. take the trouble
  8. take the veil
  9. take the waters
  10. take the wax out of one's ears
  11. take the weight off

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