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taken care of

taken care of is the past participle of take care of.

Meaning of take care of

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To look after, to care for.
    • My elderly mother needs to be taken care of.
    Synonyms:
    care for, nurse
  2. (transitive) To deal with, handle.
    • Can somebody take care of the customers while I clean this mess?
    Synonyms:
    attend to
  3. (euphemistic, slang, transitive) To kill.
    • In the motion picture ‘The Godfather’, gangster Virgil Sollozzo took care of Luca Brasi by having him strangled.
    Synonyms:
    bump off, knock off, wax

Questions about taken care of

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

Words near taken care of in the dictionary

  1. taken bread and salt
  2. taken breath
  3. taken by storm
  4. taken by surprise
  5. taken care
  6. taken care of
  7. taken care of business
  8. taken charge
  9. taken check
  10. taken coals to Newcastle
  11. taken cold

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