Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

took root

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
took -root
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of take root

Questions

What does took root mean?
simple past of take root

How to pronounce took root

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