TAKE GREAT PAINS TO

Meaning of TAKE GREAT PAINS TO in English

make a great effort to do something as well as possible

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAINS — plural of pain present third singular of pain
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAINS — (n.) Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, …
Английский словарь Webster
PAINS — ( n. ) Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in form, but used with a singular or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAINS — n. aches and cramps associated with childbirth; great effort, efforts to get something done
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
PAINS — noun labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; plural in form, but used with a singular or plural verb, …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
PAINS — careful effort. → pain
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAINS — / peɪnz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] • IDIOMS - be at pains to do sth - for your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAINS — [plural] [noun]If you are at pains to do something, you are very careful about doing it correctly.She is at pains …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PAINS — Synonyms and related words : assiduity, assiduousness, diligence, effort, elbow grease, endeavor, energy, exertion, hard pull, industriousness, industry, long pull, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAINS — n. [ Often used in the singular number by the best writers .] 1. Labor, care, trouble, toilsome effort, task. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAINS — • ↑ be at pains to do sth • ↑ take pains to do sth
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAINS — n. trouble 1) to go to, spare no, take ~ to + inf. (she took great ~ to get her …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAINS — spain
Anagrams English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAINS — сущ. 1) достижение Syn : exertion, effort, struggle, trouble Ant : ease, facility, rest, sloth 2) старание, старательность, усердие, усердность …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAINS — Страдания
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAKE — 1) брать 2) воспринимать 3) впитывать 4) довозить 5) дубль 6) заступать 7) захватывать 8) определять 9) отбирать 10) отнимать 11) поглощать 12) преобразовывать 13) принятие 14) проникать 15) растворять 16) схватывать • development of mine take …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PAINS — сущ.1) достижение Syn:exertion, effort, struggle, trouble Ant: ease, facility, rest, sloth 2) старание, старательность, усердие, усердность Syn:painstaking, care
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GREAT — great прил.1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) - great blot - great masses of population - …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PAINS — (n) тяготы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. последний …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PAINS — n. страдания, родовые боли, родовые схватки; усилия, старания
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PAINS — n. страдания, родовые боли, родовые схватки; усилия, старания
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PAINS — сущ. 1) достижение Syn: exertion , effort , struggle , trouble Ant: ease , facility , rest , sloth 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный ( по объему, силе и т. д. ) - great blot - great …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAKE
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PAINS — сущ. 1) достижение Syn: exertion, effort, struggle, trouble Ant: ease, facility, rest, sloth 2) старание, старательность, усердие, усердность Syn: painstaking, care
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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