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took easy

took easy is the simple past of take easy.

Meaning of take easy

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To rest; to make little to no effort.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To proceed calmly and in a relaxed manner.

Questions about took easy

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

Words near took easy in the dictionary

  1. took delight in
  2. took delivery
  3. took down
  4. took down a notch
  5. took down a peg
  6. took easy
  7. took effect
  8. took exception
  9. took fire
  10. took five
  11. took flight

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