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"word": "take time to smell the roses"
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}
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"text": "Learning a foreign language takes time.",
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},
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"text": "It takes time to get used to having a step-parent.",
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},
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"ref": "1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98",
"text": "After World War II it took time to clear up the arrears of track maintenance on both lines and it was not until 1953 that the L.M.R. restored any two-hour schedules, the W.R. following suit a year later.",
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"To require a comparatively long period of time."
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"_dis1": "83 17",
"sense": "require a comparatively long period of time",
"word": "take a long time"
},
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"_dis1": "83 17",
"sense": "require a comparatively long period of time",
"word": "take some time"
}
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "tijd nodig hebben"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 19",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "prendre du temps"
},
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "enredar"
},
{
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "levar tempo"
},
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"_dis1": "81 19",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "Zeit brauchen"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 19",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "demorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "81 19",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "levar tempo"
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{
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"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "tardar"
},
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"_dis1": "81 19",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "llevar tiempo"
}
]
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"text": "He took time to help us with his son with his homework.",
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"To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary)."
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"sense": "volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "make time for"
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{
"_dis1": "18 82",
"sense": "volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "take the time"
}
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "de tijd nemen"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose)"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose)"
},
{
"_dis1": "17 83",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "prendersi la briga"
}
]
}
],
"word": "take time"
}
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},
{
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"word": "take the time"
},
{
"word": "take one's time"
},
{
"word": "take time by the forelock"
},
{
"word": "take time off"
},
{
"word": "take time out"
}
],
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{
"text": "Learning a foreign language takes time.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "It takes time to get used to having a step-parent.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 98",
"text": "After World War II it took time to clear up the arrears of track maintenance on both lines and it was not until 1953 that the L.M.R. restored any two-hour schedules, the W.R. following suit a year later.",
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],
"glosses": [
"To require a comparatively long period of time."
]
},
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],
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"text": "He took time to help us with his son with his homework.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He took time for his son.",
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}
],
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"To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary)."
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],
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{
"sense": "require a comparatively long period of time",
"word": "take a long time"
},
{
"sense": "require a comparatively long period of time",
"word": "take some time"
},
{
"sense": "volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "make time for"
},
{
"sense": "volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "take the time"
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"translations": [
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "tijd nodig hebben"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "prendre du temps"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "enredar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "levar tempo"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "Zeit brauchen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "demorar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "levar tempo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "tardar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to require a long period of time",
"word": "llevar tiempo"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "de tijd nemen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose)"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose)"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to volunteer to spend one's time",
"word": "prendersi la briga"
}
],
"word": "take time"
}
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