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take the floor

take the floor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee flawr, flohr]
    • /teɪk stressed ði flɔr, floʊr/
    • /teɪk ðə flɔː(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee flawr, flohr]
    • /teɪk stressed ði flɔr, floʊr/

Definitions of take the floor words

  • noun take the floor that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks. 1
  • noun take the floor a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of rooms, apartments, or the like, and constituting one level or stage in the structure; story. 1
  • noun take the floor a level, supporting surface in any structure: the elevator floor. 1
  • noun take the floor one of two or more layers of material composing a floor: rough floor; finish floor. 1
  • noun take the floor a platform or prepared level area for a particular use: a threshing floor. 1
  • noun take the floor the bottom of any more or less hollow place: the floor of a tunnel. 1
See all 23 definitions of take the floor

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Origin of take the floor

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English flor, Old English flōr; cognate with Old Norse flōr, Middle Low German vlōr, Middle High German vluor (German Flur)

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Parts of speech for Take the floor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take the floor

take the floor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for take the floor

verb take the floor

  • address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
  • orate — Make a speech, especially pompously or at length.
All 2 Synonyms of take the floor

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