took

[ took ]

verb

1. simple past tense of take.
2. Nonstandard. a past participle of take.

took

/ tʊk /

verb

1. the past tense of take 1

Example Sentences

It took every element - offence, defence, special teams - to pull it together and overcome such a rollercoaster.

From BBC

Once “Your Face” took off, she had to scale up quickly.

From Los Angeles Times

The rearing barosaurus in the rotunda of New York’s American Museum of Natural History, the T-rex and triceratops locked in battle in the Natural History Museum’s main hall in L.A. — all of them first took form here in founder Peter May’s workshop.

From Los Angeles Times

As for the character of the American people, if we took the digital poison away, people would snap out of their Trump-loving stupors pretty quickly.

From Salon

Citizens United basically opened up the floodgates and took virtually all limits off the use of wealth-power in the American political system.

From Slate

Related Words

• aloof
• away
• detached
• distant
• isolated