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take the liberty

take the lib·er·ty
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee lib-er-tee]
    • /teɪk stressed ði ˈlɪb ər ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk stressed th ee lib-er-tee]
    • /teɪk stressed ði ˈlɪb ər ti/

Definitions of take the liberty words

  • verbal expression take the liberty do sth without permission 1
  • noun take the liberty to venture or presume (to do something) 0
  • verb take the liberty (Idiomatic) To act on one's own authority, without asking for permission. 0
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Parts of speech for Take the liberty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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take the liberty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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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