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takes someone's life

takes someone's life is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone's life.

Meaning of take someone's life

Verb

take someone's life (third-person singular simple present takes someone's life, present participle taking someone's life, simple past took someone's life, past participle taken someone's life)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To kill someone; to cause someone's death.
    • Those that wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, to take my life.2025 January 20, Donald Trump, Inaugural Address (2025)

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What is takes someone's life the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes someone's life is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone's life.

Words near takes someone's life in the dictionary

  1. takes someone up short
  2. takes someone's arm
  3. takes someone's breath away
  4. takes someone's fancy
  5. takes someone's head off
  6. takes someone's life
  7. takes someone's name in vain
  8. takes someone's part
  9. takes someone's place
  10. takes someone's word for it
  11. takes something as it comes

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