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taken one's hat off to

taken one's hat off to is the past participle of take one's hat off to.

Meaning of take one's hat off to

Verb

take one's hat off to (third-person singular simple present takes one's hat off to, present participle taking one's hat off to, simple past took one's hat off to, past participle taken one's hat off to)

  1. To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.
  2. (idiomatic) To praise or thank; to congratulate.
    • 'You will excuse me,' he said, 'but no one would believe it to look at you. I take my hat off to you. I do, indeed.1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 255

Questions about taken one's hat off to

What is taken one's hat off to the past participle of?
Taken one's hat off to is the past participle of take one's hat off to.

Words near taken one's hat off to in the dictionary

  1. taken one's ease
  2. taken one's eye off the ball
  3. taken one's eyes off
  4. taken one's eyes off the ball
  5. taken one's half out of the middle
  6. taken one's hat off to
  7. taken one's hook
  8. taken one's kit off
  9. taken one's leave
  10. taken one's life in one's hands
  11. taken one's medicine

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