"take delight in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-take delight in.ogg Forms: takes delight in [present, singular, third-person], taking delight in [participle, present], took delight in [past], taken delight in [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> delight in}} take delight in (third-person singular simple present takes delight in, present participle taking delight in, simple past took delight in, past participle taken delight in)
  1. (idiomatic) To enjoy. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: delight in
    Sense id: en-take_delight_in-en-verb-bSHLOje9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for take delight in meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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