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took office

took office is the simple past of take office.

Meaning of take office

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To start working at an official appointment to some office.

Questions about took office

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

Words near took office in the dictionary

  1. took occasion
  2. took off
  3. took off one's chest
  4. took off one's gloves
  5. took offense
  6. took office
  7. took on
  8. took on faith
  9. took on strength
  10. took on the chin
  11. took on trust

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