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took ill

took ill is the simple past of take ill.

Meaning of take ill

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become ill, to fall ill.

Questions about took ill

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

Words near took ill in the dictionary

  1. took holy orders
  2. took home
  3. took horse
  4. took hostage
  5. took huff
  6. took ill
  7. took in
  8. took in hand
  9. took into account
  10. took into consideration
  11. took issue to

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