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took umbrage

took umbrage is the simple past of take umbrage.

Meaning of take umbrage

Verb

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

  1. To take offense.
    • “She took umbrage?”
      “Yes, and she also took my head off. I don't know if you have ever been in a typhoon on the Indian Ocean.”1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X

Questions about took umbrage

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

Words near took umbrage in the dictionary

  1. took to the sky
  2. took to the streets
  3. took to wife
  4. took too far
  5. took turns
  6. took umbrage
  7. took under
  8. took under advisement
  9. took underwing
  10. took up
  11. took up a collection

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