"take a pill" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes a pill [present, singular, third-person], taking a pill [participle, present], took a pill [past], taken a pill [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a pill}} take a pill (third-person singular simple present takes a pill, present participle taking a pill, simple past took a pill, past participle taken a pill)
  1. (colloquial, often in imperative) To change one's attitude or expressed feeling. Tags: colloquial Derived forms: take a chill pill
    Sense id: en-take_a_pill-en-verb-E-XsjUhp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2005, A. R. Nyfors, Walk Out a Mean Free Path, page 312",
          "text": "“You and Derek should take a pill,” Addy said. / “Why? I'm glad to hear you've got all those people in your corner. Even if you don't get Sean, at least that means you have real friends.”",
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        {
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