take the veil (English, verb)
expansion: take the veil (third-person singular simple present takes the veil, present participle taking the veil, simple past took the veil, past participle taken the veil)
Senses:
glosses: To retire into a convent and live as a nun.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes the veil
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the veil
tags: participle
present
form: took the veil
tags: past
form: taken the veil
tags: participle
past