"take courage" meaning in English

See take courage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: takes courage [present, singular, third-person], taking courage [participle, present], took courage [past], taken courage [participle, past]
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)
  1. To be resolute in difficult circumstances. Synonyms: take heart

Inflected forms

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