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took the sun

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

Meaning of take the sun

Verb

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

  1. To ascertain the latitude by means of the sun.

Questions about took the sun

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

Words near took the sun in the dictionary

  1. took the shadow for the substance
  2. took the shilling
  3. took the shine out of
  4. took the stand
  5. took the studs
  6. took the sun
  7. took the time
  8. took the trouble
  9. took the veil
  10. took the weight off
  11. took the weight off one's feet

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