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taken occasion

taken occasion is the past participle of take occasion.

Meaning of take occasion

Verb

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

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To take advantage of an opportunity.
    • He grew old and fretful, and captious, and I must add, which made the vice itself begin to grow surfeiting and nauseous to me, he grew worse and wickeder the older he grew, and that to such degree as is not fit to write of, and made me so weary of him that upon one of his capricious humours, which...1724, Daniel Defoe, Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress

Questions about taken occasion

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

Words near taken occasion in the dictionary

  1. taken no prisoners
  2. taken note
  3. taken notes
  4. taken notice
  5. taken oath
  6. taken occasion
  7. taken off
  8. taken off one's chest
  9. taken off one's gloves
  10. taken offense
  11. taken office

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