take check en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic, obsolete) To take offence.
Say I shou'd wed her, wou'd not my wife subjects Take check, and think it strange?
1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| took check | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| takes check | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| taken check | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking check | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |