take the trouble in English

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

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

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      "form": "took the trouble",
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      "glosses": [
        "To make the effort (to do something); to bother."
      ],
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "make the effort",
          "word": "prendersi la briga"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "make the effort",
          "word": "molestarse"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "make the effort",
          "word": "zahmet etmek"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the trouble"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "takes the trouble",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took the trouble",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "past"
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        "rare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "make the effort",
      "word": "prendersi la briga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "make the effort",
      "word": "molestarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "make the effort",
      "word": "zahmet etmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the trouble"
}

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"take the trouble" meaning in English

Verb