take the time in English

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

Etymology: From take time. Etymology templates: {{m|en|take time}} take time Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the time}} take the time (third-person singular simple present takes the time, present participle taking the time, simple past took the time, past participle taken the time)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "take time"
      },
      "expansion": "take time",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From take time.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes the time",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking the time",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "took the time",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken the time",
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Thank you very much for taking the time to do your assignment properly."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary)."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(usually used with to) To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary)."
      ],
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        "used with to"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "take time"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the time"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "take time"
      },
      "expansion": "take time",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From take time.",
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    {
      "form": "takes the time",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking the time",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took the time",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken the time",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "take<,,took,taken> the time"
      },
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        }
      ],
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        "To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary)."
      ],
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        "(usually used with to) To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary)."
      ],
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        "used with to"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "take time"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the time"
}

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"take the time" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms