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took one day at a time

took one day at a time is the simple past of take one day at a time.

Meaning of take one day at a time

Verb

take one day at a time (third-person singular simple present takes one day at a time, present participle taking one day at a time, simple past took one day at a time, past participle taken one day at a time)

  1. (ambitransitive) To approach each situation with focus on the present rather than preoccupation about the future.
    • Near-synonym: take things as they come
    Synonyms:
    take things as they come

Questions about took one day at a time

What is took one day at a time the simple past of?
Took one day at a time is the simple past of take one day at a time.

Words near took one day at a time in the dictionary

  1. took on faith
  2. took on strength
  3. took on the chin
  4. took on trust
  5. took on water
  6. took one day at a time
  7. took one for the team
  8. took one up
  9. took one's ball and went home
  10. took one's business elsewhere
  11. took one's chance

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