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took to one's bosom

took to one's bosom is the simple past of take to one's bosom.

Meaning of take to one's bosom

Verb

take to one's bosom (third-person singular simple present takes to one's bosom, present participle taking to one's bosom, simple past took to one's bosom, past participle taken to one's bosom)

  1. (transitive) To marry.
  2. (transitive) To make an intimate friend of.

Questions about took to one's bosom

What is took to one's bosom the simple past of?
Took to one's bosom is the simple past of take to one's bosom.

Words near took to one's bosom in the dictionary

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

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