verb · irregular · intransitive · common

take five

take five · takes five · took five · taken five · taking five

To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activityTo take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.

» Don't take more than five minutes.

Meaning

1 senses

(Canada, US, informal)To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.
Hey, stop fighting! Take five, people!
take a break for a short period of time

57 sentences

Don't take more than five minutes.
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That plane will take off at five.
ruСамолёт вылетит в пять. — Hellerick
deDas Flugzeug wird um 5 Uhr abheben. — xtofu80
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The trip will take about five hours.
ruПоездка займёт около пяти часов. — JeNNeR
deDer Ausflug wird rund fünf Stunden dauern. — faehrmann
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It took five hours to drive there.
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It took me five hours to drive there.
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takes five, taking five, took five, taken five

irregular · Lesson

I, you, we, they	take five
he, she, it	takes five

all persons

took five

I, you, we, they	have taken five
he, she, it	has taken five

all persons

will take five

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