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To require a comparatively long period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Learning a foreign language takes time.
- It takes time to get used to having a step-parent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He took time to help us with his son with his homework.
- He took time for his son.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Asturian:
vagar
— to require a long period of time
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Dutch:
tijd nodig hebben
— to require a long period of time
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French:
prendre du temps
— to require a long period of time
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Galician:
enredar
— to require a long period of time
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Galician:
levar tempo
— to require a long period of time
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German:
Zeit brauchen
— to require a long period of time
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Gujarati:
વાર લાગવી
(vār lāgvī)
— to require a long period of time
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Polish:
potrzebować czasu
— to require a long period of time
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Portuguese:
demorar
— to require a long period of time
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Portuguese:
levar tempo
— to require a long period of time
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Portuguese:
tardar
— to require a long period of time
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Sikkimese:
འགོར
('gor)
— to require a long period of time
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Spanish:
llevar / tomar / requerir tiempo
— to require a long period of time
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Spanish:
tardar
— to require a long period of time
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Spanish:
demorar
— to require a long period of time
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Dutch:
de tijd nemen
— to volunteer to spend one's time
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French:
prendre le temps (de faire quelque chose)
— to volunteer to spend one's time
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French:
prendre de son temps (pour faire quelque chose)
— to volunteer to spend one's time
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Italian:
prendersi la briga
— to volunteer to spend one's time
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Polish:
poświęcać czas
— to volunteer to spend one's time
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Polish:
poświęcić czas
— to volunteer to spend one's time
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Spanish:
dedicar tiempo
— to volunteer to spend one's time
