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took a breather

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

Meaning of take a breather

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
    • Why don't we stop and take a breather before we continue?

Questions about took a breather

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

Words near took a breather in the dictionary

  1. took a bite
  2. took a bite out of
  3. took a bow
  4. took a break
  5. took a breath
  6. took a breather
  7. took a bullet
  8. took a chair
  9. took a chance
  10. took a cotton to
  11. took a crack at

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