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takes fright

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

Meaning of take fright

Verb

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

  1. To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
    • Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 207

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

Words near takes fright in the dictionary

  1. takes for a spin
  2. takes for granite
  3. takes for granted
  4. takes form
  5. takes French leave
  6. takes fright
  7. takes gas
  8. takes great pains
  9. takes guard
  10. takes heart
  11. takes heed

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