took fright
took fright is the simple past of take fright.
Meaning of take fright
Verb
take fright (third-person singular simple present takes fright, present participle taking fright, simple past took fright, past participle taken fright)
- To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
- Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 207
Questions about took fright
- What is took fright the simple past of?
- Took fright is the simple past of take fright.
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