Meaning

1 senses

  1. To use care and effort (to do something) despite any corresponding trouble or inconvenience.

    Near-synonyms: take the trouble, make an effort

More definitions
  • try very hard to do something

Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personstook pains

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take pains

Synonyms

6 synonyms
go to painsat painsgo to great lengthstake the troublemake an effort
Close in meaning
  • try very hard to do something:be at pains

Word family

1 related words
DerivedpainstakingC2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
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