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took one's rise

took one's rise is the simple past of take one's rise.

Meaning of take one's rise

Verb

take one's rise (third-person singular simple present takes one's rise, present participle taking one's rise, simple past took one's rise, past participle taken one's rise)

  1. To originate.
    • Two miles from the summit is the spring from which the Colorado River takes its rise.1861, E. J. Guerin, Mountain Charley, page 34

Questions about took one's rise

What is took one's rise the simple past of?
Took one's rise is the simple past of take one's rise.

Words near took one's rise in the dictionary

  1. took one's medicine
  2. took one's own hide to market
  3. took one's own life
  4. took one's pick
  5. took one's place
  6. took one's rise
  7. took one's seat
  8. took one's sweet little time
  9. took one's sweet time
  10. took one's time
  11. took one's turn

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