take liberties
To act on one's own authority, without asking for permissionTo act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
» You must not take liberties with older people.
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Examples
2 sentencesYou must not take liberties with older people.
The journalist took liberties with the facts he had gathered.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission.
взять на себя́ сме́лостьvzjatʹ na sebjá smélostʹ
(idiomatic)To behave disrespectfully, especially to make unwanted sexual advances.
допуска́ть во́льностиdopuskátʹ vólʹnosti
Forms
takes liberties, taking liberties, took liberties, taken libertiesirregular · Lesson
| Base form | take liberties · to take liberties |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes liberties |
| Present participle | taking liberties |
| Past simple | took liberties |
| Past participle | taken liberties |
Tenses
take liberties · took liberties · will take liberties · have taken libertiesPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.