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took cover

took cover is the simple past of take cover.

Meaning of take cover

Verb

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

  1. (also, figuratively, idiomatic) To shelter oneself.
    • Coordinate term: give cover
    Synonyms:
    run for cover

Questions about took cover

What is took cover the simple past of?
Took cover is the simple past of take cover.

Words near took cover in the dictionary

  1. took coals to Newcastle
  2. took cold
  3. took command
  4. took control
  5. took courage
  6. took cover
  7. took credit
  8. took credit for
  9. took delight in
  10. took delivery
  11. took down

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