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Verb: take pains
  1. Try very hard to do something
    - be at pains

Derived forms: taken pains, took pains, taking pains, takes pains

Type of: endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], strive

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take lying down
take note
take notice
take off
take office
take on
take one's lumps
take orders
take out
take over
take pains
take part
take place
take pride
take refuge
take root
take shape
take sides
take stage
take stock
take ten