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taken pains

taken pains is the past participle of take pains.

Meaning of take pains

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.
    • Near-synonyms: take the trouble, make an effort

Questions about taken pains

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

Words near taken pains in the dictionary

  1. taken out an onion
  2. taken out in trade
  3. taken out of context
  4. taken out the trash
  5. taken over
  6. taken pains
  7. taken part
  8. taken part with
  9. taken personally
  10. taken place
  11. taken point

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