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taken the trouble

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

Meaning of take the trouble

Verb

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

  1. To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Questions about taken the trouble

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

Words near taken the trouble in the dictionary

  1. taken the shine out of
  2. taken the stand
  3. taken the studs
  4. taken the sun
  5. taken the time
  6. taken the trouble
  7. taken the veil
  8. taken the weight off
  9. taken the weight off one's feet
  10. taken the wheel
  11. taken the wind out of someone's sails

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