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took something as it came

took something as it came is the simple past of take something as it comes.

Meaning of take something as it comes

Verb

take something as it comes (third-person singular simple present takes something as it comes, present participle taking something as it comes, simple past took something as it came, past participle taken something as it came)

  1. (idiomatic) To accept and deal with something (an event, etc.) as it occurs, with a composed state of mind.
    • take life as it comes

Questions about took something as it came

What is took something as it came the simple past of?
Took something as it came is the simple past of take something as it comes.

Words near took something as it came in the dictionary

  1. took someone's life
  2. took someone's name in vain
  3. took someone's part
  4. took someone's place
  5. took someone's word for it
  6. took something as it came
  7. took something as read
  8. took something in one's stride
  9. took something in stride
  10. took something off one's chest
  11. took something off someone's hands

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