Meanings
verbtake ten (third-person singular simple present takes ten, present participle taking ten, simple past took ten, past participle taken ten)
present singular third person takes ten · participle present taking ten · past took ten · participle past taken ten
- CanadaUSinformalTo take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.
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take ten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20ten
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“take ten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20ten. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take ten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20ten.
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