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takes up the gauntlet

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

Meaning of take up the gauntlet

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To accept a challenge.
    • He doesn't read Greek, but he took up the gauntlet and did his best to understand the letter, anyway.

Questions about takes up the gauntlet

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

Words near takes up the gauntlet in the dictionary

  1. takes up for
  2. takes up residence
  3. takes up the cudgel for
  4. takes up the cudgels
  5. takes up the gantlet
  6. takes up the gauntlet
  7. takes up the hatchet
  8. takes up the mantle
  9. takes up the slack
  10. takes up with
  11. takes upon oneself

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