took
pronunciation
How to pronounce took in British English:
UK [tʊk]
How to pronounce took in American English:
US [tʊk]
Word Origin
- took
- past tense of take (v.), from late Old English toc, past tense of tacan.
Example
- 1. It turns out none of us took her advice .
- 2. I took another piece of bread and treacle .
- 3. Someone put it in a bag and took it away .
- 4. An islamist party close to the muslim brotherhood took 17 .
- 5. There he also took supplementary german classes for foreigners studying the local language .