take the waters en · VERB
Meanings
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To attend a spa with waters believed to offer healing qualities, such as mineral waters and (especially) hot springs.
And that evening, I have the chance to “take the waters” in the spa downstairs, which I do as much as I can while I am here–the hotel is the only one in Bath with direct access to the natural thermal spring water.
2025 May 10, Jemima Kelly, “My week with Jane Austen”, in FT Weekend (Travel section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:The arrival of the railway turned this isolated fishing village into a popular seaside destination for Victorians who came to breathe fresh sea air, clear their lungs or take the waters.
2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Grange-over-Sands”, in RAIL, number 948, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taken the waters | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking the waters | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| takes the waters | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took the waters | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
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