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taken the stand

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

Meaning of take the stand

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To testify as a witness in a trial.
    • The press speculated about whether he would take the stand and testify in his defense.

Questions about taken the stand

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

Words near taken the stand in the dictionary

  1. taken the roll
  2. taken the rough with the smooth
  3. taken the shadow for the substance
  4. taken the shilling
  5. taken the shine out of
  6. taken the stand
  7. taken the studs
  8. taken the sun
  9. taken the time
  10. taken the trouble
  11. taken the veil

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