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taking the trouble

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

Meaning of take the trouble

Verb

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

  1. To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Questions about taking the trouble

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

Words near taking the trouble in the dictionary

  1. taking the shine out of
  2. taking the stand
  3. taking the studs
  4. taking the sun
  5. taking the time
  6. taking the trouble
  7. taking the veil
  8. taking the weight off
  9. taking the weight off one's feet
  10. taking the wheel
  11. taking the wind out of someone's sails

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