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taken to the streets

taken to the streets is the past participle of take to the streets.

Meaning of take to the streets

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To gather together in the public streets of a town or city to show communal solidarity in either celebration or opposition.
    • But for the first time, the lese-majesty law was discussed substantially […] It follows an unprecedented youth movement that took to the streets in 2020 to challenge that law and to call for the royal budget to be reduced and its political influence curbed.2023 May 15, Rebecca Ratcliffe, “Thai election may be turning point as taboo over monarchy fades”, in The Guardian
  2. (intransitive) To rampage or riot.

Questions about taken to the streets

What is taken to the streets the past participle of?
Taken to the streets is the past participle of take to the streets.

Words near taken to the streets in the dictionary

  1. taken to the heather
  2. taken to the hills
  3. taken to the road
  4. taken to the skies
  5. taken to the sky
  6. taken to the streets
  7. taken to wife
  8. taken too far
  9. taken turns
  10. taken umbrage
  11. taken under

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