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taken a pew

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

Meaning of take a pew

Verb

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

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To take a seat; to sit down.
    • There are many ways of inviting a person to seat himself. The genial ‘take a pew’ of one's equal inspires confidence. The raucous ‘sit down in front’ of the frenzied pit, when you stand up to get a better view of the stage, is not so pleasant.1903, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 16, in A Prefect's Uncle

Questions about taken a pew

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

Words near taken a pew in the dictionary

  1. taken a look
  2. taken a nap
  3. taken a number
  4. taken a page out of someone's book
  5. taken a page out of someone's playbook
  6. taken a pew
  7. taken a picture
  8. taken a pill
  9. taken a piss
  10. taken a pitch
  11. taken a powder

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