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Meaning of what it takes | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Everything that is required, especially skill or endurance.

US, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“You don't know⟳ what it takes to succeed⟳ at competitive frisbee.”
“She's precocious, and she knows just / What it takes to make⟳ a pro blush”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

what kind of what kind of music do you like what languages do you speak what not what now what number

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