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took to the road

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

Meaning of take to the road

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To become a highwayman.

Questions about took to the road

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

Words near took to the road in the dictionary

  1. took to the cleaners
  2. took to the field
  3. took to the grave
  4. took to the heather
  5. took to the hills
  6. took to the road
  7. took to the skies
  8. took to the sky
  9. took to the streets
  10. took to wife
  11. took too far

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