took the liberty

A form of take the liberty — To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of take the liberty
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: took the liberty on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.