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taken fright

taken fright is the past participle of take fright.

Meaning of take fright

Verb

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

  1. To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
    • Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 207

Questions about taken fright

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

Words near taken fright in the dictionary

  1. taken for a spin
  2. taken for granite
  3. taken for granted
  4. taken form
  5. taken French leave
  6. taken fright
  7. taken from behind
  8. taken gas
  9. taken great pains
  10. taken guard
  11. taken heart

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