take time
Verb
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Verb
take time
- To require a comparatively long period of time.
- Learning a foreign language takes time.
- It takes time to get used to having a step-parent.
- To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
- He took time to help us with his son with his homework.
- He took time for his son.
- (require a comparatively long period of time) take a long time, take some time
- (volunteer to spend one's time) make time for, take the time
- French: prendre du temps
- German: Zeit brauchen
- Portuguese: demorar, levar tempo, tardar
- Spanish: llevar tiempo
- French: prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose), prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose)
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