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took ten

took ten is the simple past of take ten.

Meaning of take ten

Verb

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

  1. (Canada, US, informal) To take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.

Questions about took ten

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

Words near took ten in the dictionary

  1. took something off one's chest
  2. took something off someone's hands
  3. took something to
  4. took something to one's grave
  5. took stock
  6. took ten
  7. took the bait
  8. took the ball and ran with it
  9. took the bench
  10. took the biscuit
  11. took the bitter with the sweet

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