"took" meaning in English

See took in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tʊk/, /tuːk/ [regional] Audio: en-us-took.ogg [US]
enPR: to͝ok [regional] Rhymes: -ʊk Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} took
  1. simple past of take Tags: form-of, past Form of: take
    Sense id: en-took-en-verb-sYZCnPhw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (now colloquial or dialectal) past participle of take Tags: colloquial, dialectal, form-of, participle, past Form of: take
    Sense id: en-took-en-verb-XxqV4Jou Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for took meaning in English (1.8kB)

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