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taken cold

taken cold is the past participle of take cold.

Meaning of take cold

Verb

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

  1. (dated) To catch a cold.

Questions about taken cold

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

Words near taken cold in the dictionary

  1. taken care of
  2. taken care of business
  3. taken charge
  4. taken check
  5. taken coals to Newcastle
  6. taken cold
  7. taken command
  8. taken control
  9. taken cover
  10. taken credit
  11. taken credit for

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