Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

took effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
took -ef-fect
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does took effect mean?
simple past of take effect

How to pronounce took effect

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