take place

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[edit] English

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to take place

Third person singular
takes place

Simple past
took place

Past participle
taken place

Present participle
taking place

to take place (third-person singular simple present takes place, present participle taking place, simple past took place, past participle taken place)

  1. (intransitive) To happen, to occur.

[edit] Usage notes

  • This is a more formal way of saying to happen.

[edit] Translations

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