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took liberties

took liberties is the simple past of take liberties.

Meaning of take liberties

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
  2. (idiomatic) To behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.

Questions about took liberties

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

Words near took liberties in the dictionary

  1. took kindly
  2. took L's
  3. took law into one's own hands
  4. took leave
  5. took leave of one's senses
  6. took liberties
  7. took lightly
  8. took long
  9. took lying down
  10. took matters into one's own hands
  11. took no for an answer

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