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took the bench

took the bench is the simple past of take the bench.

Meaning of take the bench

Verb

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

  1. (US) To become a judge.
  2. (US) To start a session of a court of law.

Questions about took the bench

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

Words near took the bench in the dictionary

  1. took something to one's grave
  2. took stock
  3. took ten
  4. took the bait
  5. took the ball and ran with it
  6. took the bench
  7. took the biscuit
  8. took the bitter with the sweet
  9. took the bread out of someone's mouth
  10. took the Browns to the Super Bowl
  11. took the bull by the horns

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