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takes time off

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

Meaning of take time off

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take time off from employment; to cease working temporarily.

Questions about takes time off

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

Words near takes time off in the dictionary

  1. takes the wind out of someone's sails
  2. takes the words out of someone's mouth
  3. takes the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  4. takes time
  5. takes time by the forelock
  6. takes time off
  7. takes time out
  8. takes to
  9. takes to court
  10. takes to drink
  11. takes to heart

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