"take pains" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: takes pains [present, singular, third-person], taking pains [participle, present], took pains [past], taken pains [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> pains}} take pains (third-person singular simple present takes pains, present participle taking pains, simple past took pains, past participle taken pains)
  1. (transitive) To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience Tags: transitive Synonyms: take the trouble, make an effort, take great pains Derived forms: painstaking
    Sense id: en-take_pains-en-verb-fQn52NVW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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