Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

took the time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables
took the -time
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of take the time

Questions

What does took the time mean?
simple past of take the time

How to pronounce took the time

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