"take up the gauntlet" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-take up the gauntlet.ogg Forms: takes up the gauntlet [present, singular, third-person], taking up the gauntlet [participle, present], took up the gauntlet [past], taken up the gauntlet [participle, past]
Etymology: See throw down the gauntlet. (Cf. French relever le gant) Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|relever le gant}} French relever le gant Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> up the gauntlet|head=take up the gauntlet}} take up the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present takes up the gauntlet, present participle taking up the gauntlet, simple past took up the gauntlet, past participle taken up the gauntlet)
  1. (idiomatic) To accept a challenge. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: take up the gantlet Translations (accept a challenge): приемам предизвикателство (priemam predizvikatelstvo) (Bulgarian), prendre el guant (Catalan), ottaa haaste vastaan (Finnish), relever le gant (French), הֵרִים אֶת הַכְּפָפָה (herím et hakfafá) (Hebrew), mengambil tantangan (Indonesian), raccogliere il guanto (Italian), подня́ть перчатку (podnjátʹ perčatku) (Russian), приня́ть вы́зов (prinjátʹ výzov) (Russian), rach cùrsa nan slat (Scottish Gaelic), recoger el guante (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "roman": "priemam predizvikatelstvo",
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