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took the liberty

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

Meaning of take the liberty

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
    • I took the liberty of adding your name to the list.

Questions about took the liberty

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

Words near took the liberty in the dictionary

  1. took the knee
  2. took the l
  3. took the law into one's hands
  4. took the law into one's own hands
  5. took the lead
  6. took the liberty
  7. took the long view
  8. took the mask off
  9. took the meaning
  10. took the Michael
  11. took the mick

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