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takes no prisoners

takes no prisoners is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take no prisoners.

Meaning of take no prisoners

Verb

take no prisoners (third-person singular simple present takes no prisoners, present participle taking no prisoners, simple past took no prisoners, past participle taken no prisoners)

  1. (idiomatic) To be uncompromising.
    • It’s a rare thing to see a movie about science that takes no prisoners intellectually.2015 January 21, “Ex Machina: Quest to create an AI takes no prisoners”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), New Scientist
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, prisoner.

Questions about takes no prisoners

What is takes no prisoners the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes no prisoners is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take no prisoners.

Words near takes no prisoners in the dictionary

  1. takes long
  2. takes lying down
  3. takes matters into one's own hands
  4. takes no for an answer
  5. takes no notice of
  6. takes no prisoners
  7. takes note
  8. takes notes
  9. takes notice
  10. takes oath
  11. takes occasion

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