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taken shape

taken shape is the past participle of take shape.

Meaning of take shape

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, intransitive, often) To take a definite form.
    • After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape.

Questions about taken shape

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

Words near taken shape in the dictionary

  1. taken revenge
  2. taken roll
  3. taken root
  4. taken serious
  5. taken seriously
  6. taken shape
  7. taken ship
  8. taken shipping
  9. taken short
  10. taken sides
  11. taken silk

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