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took a bath

took a bath is the simple past of take a bath.

Meaning of take a bath

Verb

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

  1. To bathe.
    • She told the children to take a bath and wash off the mud and grime.
    Synonyms:
    have a bath
  2. (idiomatic) To lose a large amount of money in an investment.
    • Shareholders took a bath when the company went bankrupt.

Questions about took a bath

What is took a bath the simple past of?
Took a bath is the simple past of take a bath.

Words near took a bath in the dictionary

  1. Toohey
  2. Tooheys
  3. took
  4. took (something) to
  5. took a back seat
  6. took a bath
  7. took a bead on
  8. took a beat
  9. took a bite
  10. took a bite out of
  11. took a bow

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