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taking great pains

taking great pains is the present participle and gerund of take great pains.

Meaning of take great pains

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

Questions about taking great pains

What is taking great pains the present participle and gerund of?
Taking great pains is the present participle and gerund of take great pains.

Words near taking great pains in the dictionary

  1. taking form
  2. taking French leave
  3. taking fright
  4. taking from behind
  5. taking gas
  6. taking great pains
  7. taking guard
  8. taking heart
  9. taking heed
  10. taking hold
  11. taking holy orders

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