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taking personally

taking personally is the present participle and gerund of take personally.

Meaning of take personally

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile to oneself.

Questions about taking personally

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

Words near taking personally in the dictionary

  1. taking out the trash
  2. taking over
  3. taking pains
  4. taking part
  5. taking part with
  6. taking personally
  7. taking place
  8. taking point
  9. taking possession
  10. taking post
  11. taking potluck

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