take courage in English

Forms: takes courage [present, singular, third-person], taking courage [participle, present], took courage [past], taken courage [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> courage}} take courage (third-person singular simple present takes courage, present participle taking courage, simple past took courage, past participle taken courage)

Inflected forms

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        "To be resolute in difficult circumstances."
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        {
          "word": "take heart"
        }
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"take courage" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms