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takes someone to the grave

takes someone to the grave is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take someone to the grave.

Meaning of take someone to the grave

Verb

take someone to the grave (third-person singular simple present takes someone to the grave, present participle taking someone to the grave, simple past took someone to the grave, past participle taken someone to the grave)

  1. (idiomatic) To kill someone; to cause someone's death.
    • Two weeks later, cancer took him to the grave.

Questions about takes someone to the grave

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

Words near takes someone to the grave in the dictionary

  1. takes some beating
  2. takes some doing
  3. takes someone at their word
  4. takes someone down the garden path
  5. takes someone for all they've got
  6. takes someone to the grave
  7. takes someone up short
  8. takes someone's arm
  9. takes someone's breath away
  10. takes someone's fancy
  11. takes someone's head off

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