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taken a hit

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

Meaning of take a hit

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

Questions about taken a hit

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

Words near taken a hit in the dictionary

  1. taken a French leave
  2. taken a gamble
  3. taken a gander
  4. taken a hike
  5. taken a hint
  6. taken a hit
  7. taken a joke
  8. taken a knee
  9. taken a knife to a gunfight
  10. taken a leaf out of someone's book
  11. taken a licking and kept on ticking

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