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took to court

took to court is the simple past of take to court.

Meaning of take to court

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To sue; to begin a legal process against; to take legal action against.

Questions about took to court

What is took to court the simple past of?
Took to court is the simple past of take to court.

Words near took to court in the dictionary

  1. took time
  2. took time by the forelock
  3. took time off
  4. took time out
  5. took to
  6. took to court
  7. took to drink
  8. took to heart
  9. took to one's bosom
  10. took to one's heels
  11. took to task

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