"take credit" meaning in All languages combined

See take credit on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes credit [present, singular, third-person], taking credit [participle, present], took credit [past], taken credit [participle, past], take the credit [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> credit}} take credit (third-person singular simple present takes credit, present participle taking credit, simple past took credit, past participle taken credit)
  1. To accept or acknowledge approval, praise, recognition for something, regardless of its merit or worthiness. [with for] Related terms: claim for oneself, lay claim to, vindicate, give credit where credit is due Translations (Translations): tomar el crédito por / de (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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