Meanings
verbtake refuge (third-person singular simple present takes refuge, present participle taking refuge, simple past took refuge, past participle taken refuge)
present singular third person takes refuge · participle present taking refuge · past took refuge · participle past taken refuge
Translations
Chinese 皈依
- 皈依 (guīyī)to return or come back and rely on or upon
Esperanto rifuĝi
- rifuĝishelter, hole up
Italian rifugiarsi
- rifugiarsishelter, hole up
Russian укрыться, спрятаться
- укрыться (ukrytʹsja)shelter, hole up
- спрятаться (sprjatatʹsja)shelter, hole up
Spanish parapetarse
- parapetarseshelter, hole up
Swedish ta sin tillflykt (till något)
- ta sin tillflykt (till något)shelter, hole up
Urdu پناہ لینا
- پناہ لینا (panāh lenā)shelter, hole up
Vietnamese quy y
- quy yto return or come back and rely on or upon
Cite this entry
APA
take refuge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20refuge
MLA
“take refuge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20refuge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take refuge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20refuge.
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