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- [duhb-uh l teyk]
- /ˈdʌb əl teɪk/
- /ˈdʌbl teɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhb-uh l teyk]
- /ˈdʌb əl teɪk/
Definitions of double-take word
- noun double-take a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost. 1
- countable noun double-take If you do a double-take when you see or hear something strange or surprising, you hesitate for a moment before reacting to it because you wonder if you really saw or heard it. 0
- noun double-take (esp in comedy) a delayed reaction by a person to a remark, situation, etc 0
- noun double-take a delayed reaction to some remark, situation, etc., in which there is at first unthinking acceptance and then startled surprise or a second glance as the real meaning or actual situation suddenly becomes clear: often used as a comic device in acting 0
- noun double-take Alternative form of double take. 0
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Origin of double-take
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40
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Parts of speech for Double-take
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
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double-take popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for double-take
noun double-take
- afterthought — If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- arriere-pensee — an unrevealed thought or intention
- delayed reaction — response after an interval
- return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
Antonyms for double-take
noun double-take
- request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
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