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taken something as it came

taken something as it came is the past participle of take something as it comes.

Meaning of take something as it comes

Verb

take something as it comes (third-person singular simple present takes something as it comes, present participle taking something as it comes, simple past took something as it came, past participle taken something as it came)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept and deal with something (an event, etc.) as it occurs, with a composed state of mind.
    • take life as it comes

Questions about taken something as it came

What is taken something as it came the past participle of?
Taken something as it came is the past participle of take something as it comes.

Words near taken something as it came in the dictionary

  1. taken someone's life
  2. taken someone's name in vain
  3. taken someone's part
  4. taken someone's place
  5. taken someone's word for it
  6. taken something as it came
  7. taken something as read
  8. taken something in one's stride
  9. taken something in stride
  10. taken something off one's chest
  11. taken something off someone's hands

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