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took the trouble

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

Meaning of take the trouble

Verb

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

  1. To make the effort (to do something); to bother.

Questions about took the trouble

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

Words near took the trouble in the dictionary

  1. took the shine out of
  2. took the stand
  3. took the studs
  4. took the sun
  5. took the time
  6. took the trouble
  7. took the veil
  8. took the weight off
  9. took the weight off one's feet
  10. took the wheel
  11. took the wind out of someone's sails

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