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taken one's rise

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

Meaning of take one's rise

Verb

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

  1. To originate.
    • Two miles from the summit is the spring from which the Colorado River takes its rise.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 34

Questions about taken one's rise

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

Words near taken one's rise in the dictionary

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

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