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took shape

took shape is the simple past of take shape.

Meaning of take shape

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, intransitive, often) To take a definite form.
    • After two hours of discussion, our plans began to take shape.

Questions about took shape

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

Words near took shape in the dictionary

  1. took revenge
  2. took roll
  3. took root
  4. took serious
  5. took seriously
  6. took shape
  7. took ship
  8. took shipping
  9. took sides
  10. took silk
  11. took slave

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