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took refuge

took refuge is the simple past of take refuge.

Meaning of take refuge

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To shelter; to hole up.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To return or come back and rely on or upon.

Questions about took refuge

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

Words near took refuge in the dictionary

  1. took point
  2. took possession
  3. took post
  4. took potluck
  5. took pride
  6. took refuge
  7. took responsibility
  8. took revenge
  9. took roll
  10. took root
  11. took serious

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