Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take great pains

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
take -great -pains
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

Inflected Forms

takes great pains (present, singular) taking great pains (participle, present) took great pains (past) taken great pains (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

painstaking

Questions

What does take great pains mean?
To take pains (try hard) to an especially high degree; (loosely) to take pains.

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