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taking one's ease

taking one's ease is the present participle and gerund of take one's ease.

Meaning of take one's ease

Verb

take one's ease (third-person singular simple present takes one's ease, present participle taking one's ease, simple past took one's ease, past participle taken one's ease)

  1. To make oneself comfortable.

Questions about taking one's ease

What is taking one's ease the present participle and gerund of?
Taking one's ease is the present participle and gerund of take one's ease.

Words near taking one's ease in the dictionary

  1. taking one's business elsewhere
  2. taking one's chance
  3. taking one's courage in both hands
  4. taking one's cue from
  5. taking one's custom elsewhere
  6. taking one's ease
  7. taking one's eye off the ball
  8. taking one's eyes off
  9. taking one's eyes off the ball
  10. taking one's half out of the middle
  11. taking one's hat off to

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