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took the meaning
vb. (en-simple pasttake the meaning)
Usage examples of "took the meaning".
From this, I took the meaning that she was unfaithful to him, and he did not care.
And from him I took the meaning that we were to go in groups of two warriors, each pair in a different direction.
If she really took the meaning in these words she could never ask Anna to come into her house again, and she liked Anna very well, and was used to depend on her savings and her strength.