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taken one's place

taken one's place is the past participle of take one's place.

Meaning of take one's place

Verb

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

  1. To arrive at the (physical) place where one is supposed to be.
    • Henry and Eleanor were by themselves in the breakfast-room; and each, as she entered it, looked at her anxiously. Catherine took her place at the table, and, after a short silence, Eleanor said, "No bad news from Fullerton, I hope? Mr. and Mrs. Morland—your brothers and sisters—I hope they are none...1803 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XXV, in Northanger Abbey; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], 20...
  2. To attain the position one is supposed or destined to reach.
    • Remarkable Paul O'Donovan deserves to take his place among the elite names in Irish sport.2021 December 26, Shane McGrath, “Remarkable Paul O’Donovan deserves to take his place among the elite names in Irish sport”, in extra.ie

Questions about taken one's place

What is taken one's place the past participle of?
Taken one's place is the past participle of take one's place.

Words near taken one's place in the dictionary

  1. taken one's leave
  2. taken one's life in one's hands
  3. taken one's medicine
  4. taken one's own hide to market
  5. taken one's pick
  6. taken one's place
  7. taken one's rise
  8. taken one's seat
  9. taken one's sweet little time
  10. taken one's sweet time
  11. taken one's time

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