take pains in English

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

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)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes pains",
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    },
    {
      "form": "taking pains",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took pains",
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    },
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      },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience"
      ],
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        "(transitive) To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "take the trouble"
        },
        {
          "word": "make an effort"
        },
        {
          "word": "take great pains"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take pains"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "painstaking"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes pains",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking pains",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took pains",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken pains",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "glosses": [
        "To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience"
      ],
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        "(transitive) To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience"
      ],
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    {
      "word": "take the trouble"
    },
    {
      "word": "make an effort"
    },
    {
      "word": "take great pains"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take pains"
}

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"take pains" meaning in English

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