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took the weight off

took the weight off is the simple past of take the weight off.

Meaning of take the weight off

Verb

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

  1. (informal) Synonym of take the weight off one's feet.

Questions about took the weight off

What is took the weight off the simple past of?
Took the weight off is the simple past of take the weight off.

Words near took the weight off in the dictionary

  1. took the studs
  2. took the sun
  3. took the time
  4. took the trouble
  5. took the veil
  6. took the weight off
  7. took the weight off one's feet
  8. took the wheel
  9. took the wind out of someone's sails
  10. took the words out of someone's mouth
  11. took the wrong turn at Albuquerque

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