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takes across

takes across is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take across.

Meaning of take across

Verb

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

  1. (dated) To go; to proceed.
    • “Well, you see, they tuk right acrass the field, jist abuv the san'pit, an' I was wundherin' in myself what they'd do whin they come to the big ditch, thinkin' they'd nivir git ovir it.”1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 520
  2. To take (something) with oneself to a new place or situation; to transfer.
    • She took her furniture across to her new apartment.

Questions about takes across

What is takes across the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes across is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take across.

Words near takes across in the dictionary

  1. takes a wiz
  2. takes a wizz
  3. takes a wrong turn at Albuquerque
  4. takes aback
  5. takes account of
  6. takes across
  7. takes action
  8. takes advantage of
  9. takes after
  10. takes against
  11. takes aim

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