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took pains

took pains is the simple past of take pains.

Meaning of take pains

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.
    • Near-synonyms: take the trouble, make an effort

Questions about took pains

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

Words near took pains in the dictionary

  1. took out an onion
  2. took out in trade
  3. took out of context
  4. took out the trash
  5. took over
  6. took pains
  7. took part
  8. took part with
  9. took personally
  10. took place
  11. took point

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