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taking the weight off one's feet

taking the weight off one's feet is the present participle and gerund of take the weight off one's feet.

Meaning of take the weight off one's feet

Verb

take the weight off one's feet (third-person singular simple present takes the weight off one's feet, present participle taking the weight off one's feet, simple past took the weight off one's feet, past participle taken the weight off one's feet)

  1. To relax by sitting or lying down.

Questions about taking the weight off one's feet

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

Words near taking the weight off one's feet in the dictionary

  1. taking the sun
  2. taking the time
  3. taking the trouble
  4. taking the veil
  5. taking the weight off
  6. taking the weight off one's feet
  7. taking the wheel
  8. taking the wind out of someone's sails
  9. taking the words out of someone's mouth
  10. taking the wrong turn at Albuquerque
  11. taking time

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