Meaning

1 senses

  1. To take offense.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The queen took umbrage at remarks made in the press about her insensitivity to the death of the princess.

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personstook umbrage

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take umbrage

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout
take umbrage — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto