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took a bead on

took a bead on is the simple past of take a bead on.

Meaning of take a bead on

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To aim a gun at something.
    Synonyms:
    draw a bead on

Questions about took a bead on

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

Words near took a bead on in the dictionary

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

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