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taken hold

taken hold is the past participle of take hold.

Meaning of take hold

Verb

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

  1. To grasp, seize.
    • The astonishing sight of the Cristo do Corcovado took hold of our attention.
    Synonyms:
    lay hold of
  2. (intransitive) To take root, become established.
    • Then the highly virulent mental germs skillfully inoculated took a hold in the subconscious mind of European humanity; the disease developed rapidly, spread like wild fire, and raged unabated throughout the width and length of the central empires.1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress

Questions about taken hold

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

Words near taken hold in the dictionary

  1. taken gas
  2. taken great pains
  3. taken guard
  4. taken heart
  5. taken heed
  6. taken hold
  7. taken holy orders
  8. taken home
  9. taken horse
  10. taken hostage
  11. taken huff

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