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taken notes

taken notes is the past participle of take notes.

Meaning of take notes

Verb

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

  1. To make a record of what one hears or observes for future reference.
    • Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.1949 November and December, “Notes and News: By Special Train to Llanfair”, in Railway Magazine, page 409

Questions about taken notes

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

Words near taken notes in the dictionary

  1. taken matters into one's own hands
  2. taken no for an answer
  3. taken no notice of
  4. taken no prisoners
  5. taken note
  6. taken notes
  7. taken notice
  8. taken oath
  9. taken occasion
  10. taken off
  11. taken off one's chest

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