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taken a bath

taken a bath is the past participle of take a bath.

Meaning of take a bath

Verb

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

  1. To bathe.
    • She told the children to take a bath and wash off the mud and grime.
    Synonyms:
    have a bath
  2. (idiomatic) To lose a large amount of money in an investment.
    • Shareholders took a bath when the company went bankrupt.

Questions about taken a bath

What is taken a bath the past participle of?
Taken a bath is the past participle of take a bath.

Words near taken a bath in the dictionary

  1. Takemoto
  2. Takemotos
  3. taken
  4. taken (something) to
  5. taken a back seat
  6. taken a bath
  7. taken a bead on
  8. taken a beat
  9. taken a bite
  10. taken a bite out of
  11. taken a bow

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