take the initiative (English, verb)
expansion: take the initiative (third-person singular simple present takes the initiative, present participle taking the initiative, simple past took the initiative, past participle taken the initiative)
Senses:
glosses: to take action first or on one's own; to make the first move
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes the initiative
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the initiative
tags: participle
present
form: took the initiative
tags: past
form: taken the initiative
tags: participle
past
form: seize the initiative
tags: alternative