withtake
withtake verb: to rebuke; reprimand.
Verb
withtake (third-person singular simple present withtakes, present participle withtaking, simple past withtook, past participle withtaken)
- To rebuke; reprimand.
- To withhold; retain.
- To receive; accept or withstand; to bear, tolerate, or endure, usually with little to no ill-effect; (often reflexive) To take along; take with.
- […] and if the people of the said cities and towns will not or are not able to maintain them they shall withtake themselves to other towns and cities within the hundred, or to the town where they were born, and shall there continually abide during their life.1909, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Papers by command
- Not desiring to be discovered, we found a fair road close by a wood, withtook ourselves out of it with all haste, and went towards a village.1961, Pierre Esprit Radisson, Arthur T. Adams, The explorations of Pierre Esprit Radisson
Forms of withtake
| third-person singular present | withtakes |
|---|---|
| present participle | withtaking |
| past | withtook |
| past participle | withtaken |
Origin of withtake
From Middle English withtaken, partial calque of earlier Middle English withnimen; equivalent to with- + take.
Questions about withtake
- What does withtake mean?
- Withtake means to rebuke; reprimand.
- What part of speech is withtake?
- Withtake is a verb.
- What is the past tense of withtake?
- The past tense of withtake is withtook.
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