verb
Meaning 1
To speak at a public meeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
take the floor
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verb
Meaning 2
rise in order to make a speech or motion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
stand up to dance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: het woord nemen — Translations
- Finnish: pitää puheenvuoro — Translations
- Finnish: ottaa puheenvuoro — Translations
- French: prendre la parole — Translations
- German: das Wort ergreifen — Translations
- Italian: prendere parola — Translations
- Polish: zabierać głos — Translations
- Polish: zabrać głos — Translations
- Romanian: lua cuvântul — Translations