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taking refuge

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

Meaning of take refuge

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To shelter; to hole up.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To return or come back and rely on or upon.

Questions about taking refuge

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

Words near taking refuge in the dictionary

  1. taking point
  2. taking possession
  3. taking post
  4. taking potluck
  5. taking pride
  6. taking refuge
  7. taking responsibility
  8. taking revenge
  9. taking roll
  10. taking root
  11. taking serious

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