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took a break

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

Meaning of take a break

Verb

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

  1. To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)
    • She took a break from studying to eat a snack.

Questions about took a break

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

Words near took a break in the dictionary

  1. took a bead on
  2. took a beat
  3. took a bite
  4. took a bite out of
  5. took a bow
  6. took a break
  7. took a breath
  8. took a breather
  9. took a bullet
  10. took a chair
  11. took a chance

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