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taken breath

taken breath is the past participle of take breath.

Meaning of take breath

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To take a breath.
    • It is this help that the present book attempts to give, and the moment of its appearance, during a partial lull of excavation, is an opportune one. There is a chance to take breath and gather up the threads, with the possibility that the next month's spade-work will not put us out of date.1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page vii

Questions about taken breath

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

Words near taken breath in the dictionary

  1. taken attendance
  2. taken away
  3. taken away from
  4. taken back
  5. taken bread and salt
  6. taken breath
  7. taken by storm
  8. taken by surprise
  9. taken care
  10. taken care of
  11. taken care of business

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