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takes refuge

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

Meaning of take refuge

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To shelter; to hole up.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To return or come back and rely on or upon.

Questions about takes refuge

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

Words near takes refuge in the dictionary

  1. takes point
  2. takes possession
  3. takes post
  4. takes potluck
  5. takes pride
  6. takes refuge
  7. takes responsibility
  8. takes revenge
  9. takes roll
  10. takes root
  11. takes serious

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