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takes the trouble

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

Meaning of take the trouble

Verb

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

  1. To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Questions about takes the trouble

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

Words near takes the trouble in the dictionary

  1. takes the shine out of
  2. takes the stand
  3. takes the studs
  4. takes the sun
  5. takes the time
  6. takes the trouble
  7. takes the veil
  8. takes the weight off
  9. takes the weight off one's feet
  10. takes the wheel
  11. takes the wind out of someone's sails

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