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taken air

taken air is the past participle of take air.

Meaning of take air

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To be divulged; to be made public.
    • [T]his secret having taken air, the old Israelite had contrived a scheme to separate them for ever; and they being apprized of his intention, had found means to elope from his house […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about taken air

What is taken air the past participle of?
Taken air is the past participle of take air.

Words near taken air in the dictionary

  1. taken across
  2. taken action
  3. taken advantage of
  4. taken after
  5. taken aim
  6. taken air
  7. taken aloft
  8. taken an l
  9. taken apart
  10. taken at advantage
  11. taken at face value

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