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taken up the gauntlet

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

Meaning of take up the gauntlet

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To accept a challenge.
    • He doesn't read Greek, but he took up the gauntlet and did his best to understand the letter, anyway.

Questions about taken up the gauntlet

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

Words near taken up the gauntlet in the dictionary

  1. taken up for
  2. taken up residence
  3. taken up the cudgel for
  4. taken up the cudgels
  5. taken up the gantlet
  6. taken up the gauntlet
  7. taken up the hatchet
  8. taken up the mantle
  9. taken up the slack
  10. taken up with
  11. taken upon oneself

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