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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take a toll en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of take its toll.
    • Air marshals interviewed for this article said their biggest problem was the number of hours they were expected to fly. They are not allowed to sleep on flights, and back-to-back international trips involving prolonged periods of sitting awake take a toll. 2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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taking a toll Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
took a toll Tense=Past lexicographic
taken a toll Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
takes a toll Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic