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taken the liberty

taken the liberty is the past participle of take the liberty.

Meaning of take the liberty

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
    • I took the liberty of adding your name to the list.

Questions about taken the liberty

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

Words near taken the liberty in the dictionary

  1. taken the knee
  2. taken the l
  3. taken the law into one's hands
  4. taken the law into one's own hands
  5. taken the lead
  6. taken the liberty
  7. taken the long view
  8. taken the mask off
  9. taken the meaning
  10. taken the Michael
  11. taken the mick

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