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Took

Can you unfold the meaing of "took" to me?

The revolutionaries' assumption of power took the army by surprise.



  

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com/browse/take has 126 entries for the word take - definitions, verb phrases, and idioms. It is a word that is used a lot! Entry #36 applies in this case: 36.

  • com/browse/take has 126 entries for the word take - definitions, verb phrases, and idioms.
  • It is a word that is used a lot!
  • Entry #36 applies in this case: 36.
  • to come upon suddenly; catch: to take someone by surprise.
  • A synonym is to catch someone unawares .
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/take has 126 entries for the word take - definitions, verb phrases, and idioms. It is a word that is used a lot!

Entry #36 applies in this case:

36. to come upon suddenly; catch: to take someone by surprise.

A synonym is to catch someone una
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Hi,

Can you unfold the meaing of "took" to me?

The revolutionaries' assumption of power took the army by surprise.



'Take by surprise' is an idiomatic expression.

The revolutionaries' assumption of power surprised the army and gave the r

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