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take the trouble

take the trouble verb: to make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Verb

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

  1. To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Forms of take the trouble

third-person singular presenttakes the trouble
present participletaking the trouble
pasttook the trouble
past participletaken the trouble
alternative formtake trouble

Questions about take the trouble

What does take the trouble mean?
Take the trouble means to make the effort (to do something); to bother.
What part of speech is take the trouble?
Take the trouble is a verb.
What is the past tense of take the trouble?
The past tense of take the trouble is took the trouble.

Words near take the trouble in the dictionary

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

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