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taken refuge

taken refuge is the past participle of take refuge.

Meaning of take refuge

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To shelter; to hole up.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To return or come back and rely on or upon.

Questions about taken refuge

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

Words near taken refuge in the dictionary

  1. taken point
  2. taken possession
  3. taken post
  4. taken potluck
  5. taken pride
  6. taken refuge
  7. taken responsibility
  8. taken revenge
  9. taken roll
  10. taken root
  11. taken serious

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