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taken no for an answer

taken no for an answer is the past participle of take no for an answer.

Meaning of take no for an answer

Verb

take no for an answer (third-person singular simple present takes no for an answer, present participle taking no for an answer, simple past took no for an answer, past participle taken no for an answer)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept a refusal or rejection and cease pressing the issue.
    • No, I won't take no for an answer / Girl I made up my mind / Gonna be loving you, loving you / No, I won't take no for an answer1976, Eddie Kendricks, “I Won't Take No”, in He's A Friend

Questions about taken no for an answer

What is taken no for an answer the past participle of?
Taken no for an answer is the past participle of take no for an answer.

Words near taken no for an answer in the dictionary

  1. taken liberties
  2. taken lightly
  3. taken long
  4. taken lying down
  5. taken matters into one's own hands
  6. taken no for an answer
  7. taken no notice of
  8. taken no prisoners
  9. taken note
  10. taken notes
  11. taken notice

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