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took a deep breath

took a deep breath is the simple past of take a deep breath.

Meaning of take a deep breath

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To inhale deeply.

Questions about took a deep breath

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

Words near took a deep breath in the dictionary

  1. took a chance
  2. took a cotton to
  3. took a crack at
  4. took a crap
  5. took a decision
  6. took a deep breath
  7. took a dim view of
  8. took a dip
  9. took a dive
  10. took a dookie
  11. took a dump

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