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took long

took long is the simple past of take long.

Meaning of take long

Verb

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

  1. take time
    • It shouldn't take long (to do).

Questions about took long

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

Words near took long in the dictionary

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

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