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takes check

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

Meaning of take check

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To take offence.
    • Say I shou'd wed her, wou'd not my wife subjects
      Take check, and think it strange?1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

Questions about takes check

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

Words near takes check in the dictionary

  1. takes by surprise
  2. takes care
  3. takes care of
  4. takes care of business
  5. takes charge
  6. takes check
  7. takes coals to Newcastle
  8. takes cold
  9. takes command
  10. takes control
  11. takes courage

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