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taken great pains

taken great pains is the past participle of take great pains.

Meaning of take great pains

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

Questions about taken great pains

What is taken great pains the past participle of?
Taken great pains is the past participle of take great pains.

Words near taken great pains in the dictionary

  1. taken form
  2. taken French leave
  3. taken fright
  4. taken from behind
  5. taken gas
  6. taken great pains
  7. taken guard
  8. taken heart
  9. taken heed
  10. taken hold
  11. taken holy orders

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