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taken one for the team

taken one for the team is the past participle of take one for the team.

Meaning of take one for the team

Verb

take one for the team (third-person singular simple present takes one for the team, present participle taking one for the team, simple past took one for the team, past participle taken one for the team)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To accept some chore, hardship, or punishment for the sake of one's friends or colleagues.
    • [Casey Newton:] Yes, Arijeta, you really did take one for the team on this one, I have to say.2026 March 6, Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, “OpenAI’s Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about taken one for the team

What is taken one for the team the past participle of?
Taken one for the team is the past participle of take one for the team.

Words near taken one for the team in the dictionary

  1. taken on strength
  2. taken on the chin
  3. taken on trust
  4. taken on water
  5. taken one day at a time
  6. taken one for the team
  7. taken one up
  8. taken one's ball and gone home
  9. taken one's business elsewhere
  10. taken one's chance
  11. taken one's courage in both hands

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