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took the long view

took the long view is the simple past of take the long view.

Meaning of take the long view

Verb

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

  1. To evaluate something in terms of its expected long-term results rather than its immediate state.
    • To determine the proper course, Americans must take the long view.1992, Richard Nixon, “The Pacific Triangle”, in Seize the Moment, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 170

Questions about took the long view

What is took the long view the simple past of?
Took the long view is the simple past of take the long view.

Words near took the long view in the dictionary

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

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