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took great pains

took great pains is the simple past of take great pains.

Meaning of take great pains

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

Questions about took great pains

What is took great pains the simple past of?
Took great pains is the simple past of take great pains.

Words near took great pains in the dictionary

  1. took form
  2. took French leave
  3. took fright
  4. took from behind
  5. took gas
  6. took great pains
  7. took guard
  8. took heart
  9. took heed
  10. took hold
  11. took holy orders

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