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was taken ill

was taken ill is the simple past of be taken ill.

Meaning of be taken ill

Verb

be taken ill (third-person singular simple present is taken ill, present participle being taken ill, simple past was taken ill, past participle been taken ill)

  1. (idiomatic) To become ill.

Questions about was taken ill

What is was taken ill the simple past of?
Was taken ill is the simple past of be taken ill.

Words near was taken ill in the dictionary

  1. was sceptre
  2. was sceptres
  3. was silent
  4. was someone's to lose
  5. was supposed to
  6. was taken ill
  7. was the worse for drink
  8. was there
  9. was used to
  10. was with
  11. was wrong

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