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taken up arms

taken up arms is the past participle of take up arms.

Meaning of take up arms

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To prepare to fight; to arm oneself.

Questions about taken up arms

What is taken up arms the past participle of?
Taken up arms is the past participle of take up arms.

Words near taken up arms in the dictionary

  1. taken under
  2. taken under advisement
  3. taken underwing
  4. taken up
  5. taken up a collection
  6. taken up arms
  7. taken up cudgels
  8. taken up for
  9. taken up residence
  10. taken up the cudgel for
  11. taken up the cudgels

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