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Took in a sentence

Related words

Took | Tooke | Tooker | Tookey | Tookes

Took meaning

  1. simple past of take
  2. past participle of take

Using Took

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past of take | past participle of take
  • In the example corpus, took often appears in combinations such as: took place, it took, took the.

Context around Took

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

peregrin 2× jockeys 1× race 1× rai 1× sharma 1× ujjwal 1× feigum 1× talberg 1× center 1× left 1×

Often after:

two 4× third 4× office 3× painful 1× shape 1× first 1× born 1× better 1× stock 1× bronze 1×

Sentence patterns with Took

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

13 members took part and 1× a pass took two steps 1× after zelensky took office the 1× alpha kitenge took third place 1× amit sharma took two wickets 1× and he took the chiefs 1× and ujjwal took one wicket 1× and we took their culture 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a distraught ouko 1× a total of 1× after being lauded 1× among the adults 1× and he took 1× athena had a 1×

Common sentence endings:

at 20 apiece 1× by ukrainian police 1× doskozil s 280 1× from his brother 1× in her career 1× in humorous interpretation 1×

Words around Took

Just before it in the word index:

toohill 3 toohil 3 tooheys 5 toohey 17 toogood 6 toofani 2

Just after it in the word index:

tooke 11 tooker 7 tookes 2 tookey 3 tool 3.952 toolbar 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

man 44.677 quarter 44.407 several 44.071 know 43.717 me 43.639 house 43.292

Corpus analysis for Took

  • In this selection, "took" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, peregrin, jockeys, race, two, third and office stand out and add context to how "took" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 13 members took part and, a pass took two steps, took aim, took advantage and musk took. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "took" sits close to words such as man, quarter and several, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with took

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We took their land, we took their languages and we took their culture. (13 words)

And he took the Chiefs to the divisional round before Mahomes took over. (13 words)

A distraught Ouko said that, “When they took my baby away … they took him away from his brother. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

From Bhopal Prakash Rai took two wickets by conceding 18 runs in four overs, Amit Sharma took two wickets by conceding 21 runs in three overs, and Ujjwal took one wicket by conceding 26 runs in four overs for the Sehore Junior team. (43 words)

After being lauded as respectful and down to earth by fans, Makhadzi on Wednesday took to Instagram to inform fans that she had broken down after the meeting with Ramaphosa, as she took stock of the achievements in her career. (40 words)

Among the adults, 18-year-old Alonso Gonzalez Margalef from took bronze in the open, category, while from the juniors, Stefan-Lauri Mölder won silver; Mariette Liigend, Kai Kliiman and Karlis Bollverk each took a bronze in their weight categories. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

It took a while for an agitated field to get organised on the start line and several jockeys took painful-looking falls as the race took shape.

We took their land, we took their languages and we took their culture.

From Bhopal Prakash Rai took two wickets by conceding 18 runs in four overs, Amit Sharma took two wickets by conceding 21 runs in three overs, and Ujjwal took one wicket by conceding 26 runs in four overs for the Sehore Junior team.

For the Minnewaska team, Ethan Feigum took 2 in Creative Expression; the Duo of Benjamin Larson and Steven Talberg took 1 Place; and Talberg also took 1 Place in Humorous Interpretation.

In the big bikes race in the second annual Casey Folks 100, local Tuffy Pearson (center) took first, Kyle Tichenor (left) took second, and Dave Person (right) took third.

It took its toll on the fans, it took its toll on head coach Bill Belichick, and now we know it took a toll on Tom Brady.

Jamie Ho took second place and Rayaan Mwela took third place in the novice section and Alpha Kitenge took third place in the senior section.

Steve Peregrin Took (born Stephen Ross Porter) of British rock band T. Rex took his name from the hobbit Peregrin Took (better known as Pippin).

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A distraught Ouko said that, “When they took my baby away … they took him away from his brother.

After being lauded as respectful and down to earth by fans, Makhadzi on Wednesday took to Instagram to inform fans that she had broken down after the meeting with Ramaphosa, as she took stock of the achievements in her career.

Among the adults, 18-year-old Alonso Gonzalez Margalef from took bronze in the open, category, while from the juniors, Stefan-Lauri Mölder won silver; Mariette Liigend, Kai Kliiman and Karlis Bollverk each took a bronze in their weight categories.

And he took the Chiefs to the divisional round before Mahomes took over.

As the on-sale took place, many fans took to social media to complain about fees which ranged as much as $92 for four tickets at $20 apiece.

Athena had a backstage interview but wanted no part of it and took the mic and took control of the segment.

A total of 13 members took part, and they were led home by Lee Bailey, who took third prize in the M45 class.

Before accepting the leadership, Babler called for a recount with a notary present, which took place Tuesday — confirming that he took 317 votes to Doskozil's 280.

Biden administration officials that suspected Chinese surveillance balloons had intruded on U.S. territory at least four times since former President Donald Trump took office in 2017, including once shortly after President Joe Biden took office in 2021.

But after Zelensky took office, the head of the president’s office Andriy Yermak took over this responsibilitywas placed under investigation by Ukrainian police.

Chrissy took to her Instagram account to share some photos from their date night at the event, which took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

DeMarlo Douglas caught a pass, took two steps, fully brought the ball in, took two more steps and braced himself for Locke's hit.

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Common combinations with took

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "took" in a sentence?
An example: "It took a while for an agitated field to get organised on the start line and several jockeys took painful-looking falls as the race took shape." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "took" from authentic English texts.
What does "took" mean?
Took means: simple past of take
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