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took
/ ʊ /
verb
- the past tense of take 1
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Example Sentences
He was drafted 50 picks before the Browns took Sanders.
A woman who took just over nine and a half minutes to build a bedside table has said she was "thrilled" to become the first person to be crowned Flatpack World Champion.
After all, the misconception about vaccines and autism took flight after a single, fraudulent 1998 study involving only 12 children.
Shortly after Sheinbaum took office, violence erupted in the northern city of Culiacán, where gangs murdered hundreds of people, gunfire ripped through the air in broad daylight and explosions tore through the night.
“Writing was Jane’s greatest love; she took great comfort from the heroes in her books. But in life, no man was ever worthy.”
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Is Tooken A 51Թ?
And is tooken in the dictionary?
Tooken is not listed as a word in this dictionary. It’s not used as the standard past tense of the take, which is took (My mother took my brother to the zoo), or as the participle form of take, which is taken (My mother had not taken my brother to the zoo before yesterday). Some people may use tooken as a nonstandard combination of these forms, perhaps intending to be humorous.
(General note: Just because a word doesn’t appear in the dictionary doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “not a word.” Some people may use it, and if enough people eventually start using it, it may be added to the dictionary.)
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