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takes home

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

Meaning of take home

Verb

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

  1. To obtain; to win.
    • Brokeback Mountain did take home three Oscars, including a prestigious best director prize for Ang Lee, and remains a beloved gay touchstone.2025 June 20, Nick Levine, “'In every theatre, people would leave': How 'gay cowboy movie' Brokeback Mountain challenged Hollywood – and the US”, in BBC
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, home.
    • I took home my science project after I won the science fair.

Questions about takes home

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

Words near takes home in the dictionary

  1. takes guard
  2. takes heart
  3. takes heed
  4. takes hold
  5. takes holy orders
  6. takes home
  7. takes horse
  8. takes hostage
  9. takes huff
  10. takes ill
  11. takes in

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