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took the stand

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

Meaning of take the stand

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To testify as a witness in a trial.
    • The press speculated about whether he would take the stand and testify in his defense.

Questions about took the stand

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

Words near took the stand in the dictionary

  1. took the roll
  2. took the rough with the smooth
  3. took the shadow for the substance
  4. took the shilling
  5. took the shine out of
  6. took the stand
  7. took the studs
  8. took the sun
  9. took the time
  10. took the trouble
  11. took the veil

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