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takes someone's place

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

Meaning of take someone's place

Verb

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

  1. To replace someone or something.
    • Because of the shortage of rolling stock, services on many lines could only be introduced gradually, and buses took their place in the meantime.1951 March, E. J. Tyler, “Post-War Recovery on the Netherlands Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 154

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

Words near takes someone's place in the dictionary

  1. takes someone's fancy
  2. takes someone's head off
  3. takes someone's life
  4. takes someone's name in vain
  5. takes someone's part
  6. takes someone's place
  7. takes someone's word for it
  8. takes something as it comes
  9. takes something as read
  10. takes something in one's stride
  11. takes something in stride

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