English
take the time
To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
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Origin
From take time.
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Lineage
- derivedEnglishtake “To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishtaken “to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”
- inheritedOld Englishtacan “to grasp, touch”
- inheritedOld Englishtacen
- inheritedMiddle Englishtaken “to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”