take cold

verb

To catch a cold.

Meanings

verbtake cold (third-person singular simple present takes cold, present participle taking cold, simple past took cold, past participle taken cold)

present singular third person takes cold · participle present taking cold · past took cold · participle past taken cold

  1. datedTo catch a cold.
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