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takes air

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

Meaning of take air

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To be divulged; to be made public.
    • [T]his secret having taken air, the old Israelite had contrived a scheme to separate them for ever; and they being apprized of his intention, had found means to elope from his house […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about takes air

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

Words near takes air in the dictionary

  1. takes action
  2. takes advantage of
  3. takes after
  4. takes against
  5. takes aim
  6. takes air
  7. takes aloft
  8. takes an l
  9. takes apart
  10. takes at advantage
  11. takes at face value

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