Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take office

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
take of-fice
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To start working at an official appointment to some office.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes office (present, singular) taking office (participle, present) took office (past) taken office (participle, past)

Phrases

swear in

Frequently Paired Words

swear in

Questions

What does take office mean?
To start working at an official appointment to some office.

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