Meaning

2 senses

  1. To take offense; to object or protest.

    I think he took exception to the joke about environmentalists.

    I take exception to the assumption that simply because I am young I am not able to discern fact from fiction.

    оскорбля́тьсяoskorbljátʹsja

  2. To object to; to disagree with.

    возража́тьvozražátʹ

More definitions
  • raise a formal objection in a court of law

Examples

1 sentences

  1. He's offended at the slightest thing, he takes exception to nearly everything we say to him.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 2
to take offense; to object or protest:
to object to; to disagree with:

Forms

takes exception, taking exception, took exception, taken exception
Base formtake exception · to take exception
3rd person singulartakes exception
Present participletaking exception
Past simpletook exception
Past participletaken exception

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake exception
he, she, ittakes exception

Past simpleLesson

all personstook exception

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken exception
he, she, ithas taken exception

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take exception

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • raise a formal objection in a court of law:challenge

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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