take the floor

verb

To speak at a public meeting.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person takes the floor · participle present taking the floor · past took the floor · participle past taken the floor

  1. intransitiveTo speak at a public meeting.

Translations

Dutch het woord nemen
  • het woord nemenTranslations
Finnish pitää puheenvuoro, ottaa puheenvuoro
  • pitää puheenvuoroTranslations
  • ottaa puheenvuoroTranslations
French prendre la parole
  • prendre la paroleTranslations
German das Wort ergreifen
  • das Wort ergreifenTranslations
Italian prendere parola
  • prendere parolaTranslations
Polish zabierać głos, zabrać głos
  • zabierać głosTranslations
  • zabrać głosTranslations
Romanian lua cuvântul
  • lua cuvântulTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

take the floor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20floor

MLA

“take the floor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20floor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the floor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20floor.

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