take easy

verb

To rest; to make little to no effort.

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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticinformalTo rest; to make little to no effort.
  2. idiomaticinformalTo proceed calmly and in a relaxed manner.
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APA

take easy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20easy

MLA

“take easy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20easy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take easy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20easy.

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