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Definition of 'take'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) take
to get into one's hands or possession by voluntary action:
Take the book, please.

2.  take
to hold, grasp, or grip:
to take a child by the hand.

3.  take
to get into one's possession or control by force or artifice:
took the bone from the snarling dog.

4.  take
to seize or capture:
to take a prisoner.

5.  take
to catch or get (fish, game, etc.), esp. by killing.

6.  take
to pick from a number; select.

7.  take
to receive and accept willingly (something given or offered):
to take a bribe.

8.  take
to receive or be the recipient of:
to take first prize.

9.  take
to accept and act upon or comply with:
Take my advice.

10.  take
to receive or accept (a person) into some relation:
to take someone in marriage.

11.  take
to receive or react to in a specified manner:
She took his death hard.

12.  take
to receive as a payment or charge.

13.  take
to get or obtain from a source; derive:
The book takes its title from Dante.

14.  take
to extract or quote.

15.  take
to obtain or exact as compensation for a wrong:
to take revenge.

16.  take
to receive into the body, as by swallowing or inhaling:
to take a pill; to take a deep breath.

17.  take
to have for one's benefit or use:
to take a nap; to take a bath.

18.  take
to use as a flavoring agent:
to take sugar in one's coffee.

19.  take
to be subjected to; undergo:
to take a rest cure.

20.  take
to endure or submit to with equanimity or without weakening:
unable to take punishment.

21.  take
to enter into the enjoyment of:
Let's take a vacation.

22.  take
to carry off without permission; steal:
to take someone's wallet.

23.  take
to remove:
to take a coat from the closet.

24.  take
to remove by death:
The flood took many victims.

25.  take
to subtract or deduct:
to take 2 from 5.

26.  take
to carry with one:
Are you taking an umbrella?

27.  take
to convey or transport:
We took them for a drive.

28.  take
to serve as a means of conducting:
These stairs take you to the attic.

29.  take
to bring about a change in the condition of:
Her talent took her to the top.

30.  take
to escort or accompany.

31.  take
to attempt or succeed in getting over, through, or around; clear; negotiate:
The horse took the fence easily.

32.  take
to come upon suddenly; catch:
to take a thief by surprise.

33.  take
to attack or affect with or as if with a disease:
taken with a fit of laughter.

34.  take
to be capable of attaining as a result of some action or treatment:
This leather takes a high polish.

35.  take
to absorb or become impregnated with; be susceptible to:
The cloth will not take a dye.

36.  take
to require:
It takes courage to do that.

37.  take
to employ for some purpose:
to take measures to curb drugs.

38.  take
to use as a means of transportation:
to take the bus to work.

39.  take
to proceed to occupy:
Take a seat.

40.  take
to fill (time, space, etc.); occupy:
His hobby takes most of his spare time.

41.  take
to use up; consume:
It took ten minutes to solve the problem.

42.  take
to avail oneself of:
I took the opportunity to leave.

43.  take
to do, perform, execute, etc.:
to take a walk.

44.  take
to go into or enter:
Take the road to the left.

45.  take
to adopt and enter upon (a way, course, etc.):
to take the path of least resistance.

46.  take
to act or perform:
to take the part of the hero.

47.  take
to make (a reproduction, picture, or photograph):
to take home movies.

48.  take
to make a picture, esp. a photograph, of:
The photographer took us sitting down.

49.  take
to write down:
to take notes.

50.  take
to apply oneself to; study:
to take a history course.

51.  take
to deal with; treat:
to take a matter under consideration.

52.  take
to assume or undertake (a function, duty, etc.):
The mayor took office last month.

53.  take
to assume or adopt (a symbol, badge, etc.) as a token of office:
to take the veil.

54.  take
to assume the obligation of; be bound by:
to take an oath.

55.  take
to assume or adopt as one's own:
to take someone's side in an argument.

56.  take
to accept the burden of:
to take the blame.

57.  take
to determine by inquiry, examination, measurement, etc.:
to take someone's pulse; to take a census.

58.  take
to have or experience (a feeling or state of mind):
to take pride in one's appearance.

59.  take
to form and hold in the mind:
to take a gloomy view.

60.  take
to grasp or apprehend mentally; understand:
Do you take my meaning?

61.  take
to understand in a specified way:
Don't take the remark as an insult.

62.  take
to accept the statements of:
She took him at his word.

63.  take
to assume as a fact:
I take it that you won't be there.

64.  take
to regard or consider:
They were taken to be wealthy.

65.  take
to consider as an example:
Take the French Revolution.

66.  take
to capture or win (a piece, trick, etc.) in a game.

67.  take
Informal. to cheat, swindle, or victimize:
The museum got taken on that painting.

68.  take
to win or obtain money from:
He took me for $10 in the poker game.

69.  take
to have sexual intercourse with.

70.  take
to be used with (a certain grammatical form, accent, case, etc.):
a verb that takes an object.

71.  take
Law. to acquire (property), as on the happening of a particular event.

72.  take
(of a baseball batter) to allow (a pitch) to go by without swinging at it.

73. (v.i.) take
to catch or engage, as a mechanical device.

74.  take
to strike root or begin to grow, as a plant.

75.  take
to adhere, as ink, dye, or color.

76.  take
to win favor or acceptance.

77.  take
to have the intended result or effect:
The vaccination took.

78.  take
to enter into possession, as of an estate.

79.  take
to detract (usu. fol. by from).

80.  take
to make one's way; proceed; go:
to take across the meadow.

81.  take
to fall or become:
to take sick.

82.  take
to admit of being photographed in a particular manner.

83.  take
take after,

84.  take
to resemble (another person, as a parent).

85.  take
to follow or chase.

86.  take
take apart,

87.  take
to disassemble:
to take a clock apart.

88.  take
to criticize severely; attack.

89.  take
to examine or analyze closely; dissect.

90.  take
take back,

91.  take
to regain possession of.

92.  take
to return, as for exchange.

93.  take
to allow to return; resume a relationship with.

94.  take
to cause to remember:
It takes me back to the old days.

95.  take
to retract:
to take back a statement.

96.  take
take down,

97.  take
to write down; record.

98.  take
to reduce the pride or arrogance of; humble:
to take someone down a peg.

99.  take
take in,

100.  take
to alter (a garment) so as to make smaller or tighter.

101.  take
to provide lodging for.

102.  take
to include; encompass.

103.  take
to grasp the meaning of; comprehend.

104.  take
to deceive; trick; cheat.

105.  take
to observe; notice.

106.  take
to visit or attend:
to take in a show.

107.  take
to furl (a sail).

108.  take
to receive as proceeds, as from business activity.

109.  take
take off,

110.  take
to remove:
Take off your coat.

111.  take
to lead away.

112.  take
to leave the ground, as an airplane.

113.  take
to depart; leave.

114.  take
to move onward or forward with a burst of speed.

115.  take
to withdraw or remove from:
She was taken off the night shift.

116.  take
to subtract, as a discount; deduct:
The store took off 20 percent.

117.  take
to imitate; mimic; burlesque.

118.  take
to achieve sudden, marked growth, success, etc.:
Sales took off just before Christmas.

119.  take
take on,

120.  take
to hire; employ.

121.  take
to undertake; assume.

122.  take
to acquire.

123.  take
to accept as a challenge or opponent.

124.  take
Informal. to show great emotion; become excited.

125.  take
take out,

126.  take
to withdraw; remove.

127.  take
to deduct.

128.  take
to procure by application:
to take out insurance.

129.  take
to carry out for use or consumption elsewhere.

130.  take
to escort, as on a date.

131.  take
to set out; start.

132.  take
Slang. to kill or destroy.

133.  take
take over, to assume management or possession of or responsibility for.

134.  take
take up,

135.  take
to occupy oneself with the study or practice of.

136.  take
to lift or pick up.

137.  take
to fill, occupy, or consume (space, time, etc.).

138.  take
to begin to advocate or support; sponsor.

139.  take
to continue; resume.

140.  take
to raise for discussion or consideration.

141.  take
to undertake; assume.

142.  take
to absorb (a liquid).

143.  take
to make shorter, as by hemming.

144.  take
to make tighter, as by winding in.

145.  take
to deal with.

146.  take
to adopt seriously:
to take up an idea.

147.  take
to accept, as an offer or challenge.

148.  take
take up with, to become friendly with; keep company with.

149. (n.) take
the act of taking.

150.  take
something that is taken.

151.  take
the quantity of fish, game, etc., taken at one time.

152.  take
Informal. money taken in, esp. profits.

153.  take
a scene in a movie or television program photographed without interruption.

154.  take
an instance of such continuous operation of a film camera.

155.  take
Informal. a visual and mental response:
She did a slow take.

156.  take
a recording of a musical performance.

157.  take
a successful inoculation.

158.  take
an opinion or assessment:
What's your take on the candidate?

159.  take
an approach; treatment:
a new take on an old idea.

160.  take
accepting bribes.

161.  take
in search of personal profit at the expense of others.

162.  take
to assume to be:
I took it for a fact.

163.  take
to assume falsely to be; mistake for:
to be taken for a foreigner.

164.  take
to believe, assume, or accept something:
Take it from me.

165.  take
to be able to resist or endure hardship, abuse, etc.

166.  take
to devote or apply oneself to:
to take to drink.

167.  take
to respond favorably to:
They took to each other at once.

168.  take
to go to:
to take to one's bed.

169.  take
to have recourse to; resort to.

Definition of 'take'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"

2. (verb) take
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

3. (verb) take
carry out
"take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"

4. (verb) take, occupy, use up
require (time or space)
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

5. (verb) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
take somebody somewhere
"We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

6. (verb) take, get hold of
get into one's hands, take physically
"Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

7. (verb) assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

8. (verb) take, read
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
"I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"

9. (verb) bring, convey, take
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
"Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

10. (verb) take
take into one's possession
"We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

11. (verb) take
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
"He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

12. (verb) choose, take, select, pick out
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
"Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

13. (verb) accept, take, have
receive willingly something given or offered
"The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

14. (verb) fill, take, occupy
assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"

15. (verb) consider, take, deal, look at
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

16. (verb) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

17. (verb) take
experience or feel or submit to
"Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

18. (verb) film, shoot, take
make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

19. (verb) remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

20. (verb) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

21. (verb) take, submit
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
"We took a pay cut"

22. (verb) take, accept
make use of or accept for some purpose
"take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

23. (verb) take
take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

24. (verb) assume, take, strike, take up
occupy or take on
"He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"

25. (verb) accept, admit, take, take on
admit into a group or community
"accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

26. (verb) take
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
"take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

27. (verb) learn, study, read, take
be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"

28. (verb) claim, take, exact
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
"the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

29. (verb) take, make
head into a specified direction
"The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"

30. (verb) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

31. (verb) take
be seized or affected in a specified way
"take sick"; "be taken drunk"

32. (verb) carry, pack, take
have with oneself; have on one's person
"She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

33. (verb) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
engage for service under a term of contract
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

34. (verb) subscribe, subscribe to, take
receive or obtain regularly
"We take the Times every day"

35. (verb) take
buy, select
"I'll take a pound of that sausage"

36. (verb) take
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
"take shelter from the storm"

37. (verb) take, have
have sex with; archaic use
"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

38. (verb) claim, take
lay claim to; as of an idea
"She took credit for the whole idea"

39. (verb) accept, take
be designed to hold or take
"This surface will not take the dye"

40. (verb) contain, take, hold
be capable of holding or containing
"This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

41. (verb) take
develop a habit
"He took to visiting bars"

42. (verb) drive, take
proceed along in a vehicle
"We drive the turnpike to work"

43. (verb) take
obtain by winning
"Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

44. (verb) contract, take, get
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

Definition of 'take'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) take
to carry or lead sb or sth when you go somewhere
I took the book to him.; I took him the book.; We were taking my parents to see the apartment.; He took the kids for a ride in the car.; Take him up to his room.

2.  take
to reach out and hold sth
Could you take the bag while I shut the door?; Please take a few cookies.

3.  take
to move sth away from or out of sth; = remove
He took his hand off her arm.; Take the picture off the wall.; Someone broke into the office and took everything.; The doctor took some blood to test it.

4.  take
to need or require sth
The bone will take about six weeks to heal.; It takes a special person to become a priest.; It takes patience to do this job.

5.  take
to accept sth
She'll take advice from her grandmother.; You shouldn't take the blame for her problems.

6.  take
take my word for it/take it from me
used to say sb should believe you
Take my word for it - it wasn't easy.

7.  take
indicates sb or sth does a particular action or activity
to take a breath/drink/bite; to take a walk/break/vacation

8.  take
to deal with sth well
She can't take all the criticism.; I can take the cold - it's the heat that bothers me.

9.  take
to react to or think about sth in a particular way
He took the news calmly.; It's hard to take the game seriously.; I was joking, but he took it as an insult.

10.  take
to buy, rent, or choose sth
I'll take the green one.; We took the apartment on 4th Ave.

11.  take
to make sb or sth progress to a new level or situation
Your contribution takes us to a total of $100.; She took the matter to her boss.

12.  take
to put medicine or illegal drugs in your body
How many pills should I take?; kids caught taking drugs

13.  take
to think or feel sth
Mark took offense at what I said.; She began to take an interest in school again.

14.  take
to make a picture with a camera
to take a picture/photo; The team had its picture taken.

15.  take
to learn about a particular subject
I'm taking History next semester.; I took a class in photography.

16.  take
take a class (in)
to use a particular type of transportation or a particular road
I took the bus/train to Providence.; Take the highway to exit 23.

17.  take
to write sth on a piece of paper
He listened and took notes.; She took the names of all the new students.

18.  take
to use a tool or device to measure sth
to take a reading on the gas meter

19.  take
to sit in a seat
He took a seat next to me.

20.  take
a seat is taken
indicates sb will be sitting in a seat
Sorry, these seats are taken.

21.  take
to answer questions on a test or exam
It's time to take the spelling test.

22.  take
to wear a particular size of clothing
What size shoe do you take?; I usually take a medium.

23.  take
I take it (that) ...
indicates you assume sth is true
I take it you won't be coming home until late.

24.  take
take a lot out of sbj
to make sb physically or emotionally tired
Dealing with an aging parent's illness takes a lot out of you.

25.  take
take place
to happen
The sports day takes place June 3rd at Danehy park.

Definition of 'take'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) take
that which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch

2. (noun) take
the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time

3. take
taken

4. (verb) take
in an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey

5. (verb) take
to obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like

6. (verb) take
to gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm

7. (verb) take
to make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right

8. (verb) take
to employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat

9. (verb) take
to form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person

10. (verb) take
to draw; to deduce; to derive

11. (verb) take
to assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say

12. (verb) take
to lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church

13. (verb) take
to carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery

14. (verb) take
to remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four

15. (verb) take
in a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept

16. (verb) take
to accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit

17. (verb) take
to receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine

18. (verb) take
not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence

19. (verb) take
to bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man

20. (verb) take
to admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies

21. (verb) take
to accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape

22. (verb) take
to take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take

23. (verb) take
to please; to gain reception; to succeed

24. (verb) take
to move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge

25. (verb) take
to admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well

Translation of 'take'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often withdown, ~outetc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc He took my hand; He took the book down from the shelf; He opened the drawer and took out a gun; I've had a tooth taken out.
Afrikaans: neem, vat	Arabic: يأخُذ	Bulgarian: вземам
Brazilian: tomar	Czech: vzít, vyndat	German: nehmen
Danish: tage; gribe	Greek: παίρνω	Spanish: coger, tomar; sacar, extr
Estonian: võtma	Farsi: گرفتن؛ برداشتن	Finnish: ottaa
French: prendre	Hebrew: לָקַחַת, לְהוֹרִיד, לְהוֹ	Hindi: लेना
Croatian: uzeti, hvatati	Hungarian: (kézbe) vesz	Indonesian: mengambil
Icelandic: taka	Italian: prendere	Japanese: 取る
Korean: 잡다, 들, 당기다, 등	Lithuanian: (pa)imti	Latvian: []ņemt
Malay: mengambil	Dutch: nemen	Norwegian: ta, gripe
Polish: brać, wziąć	Portuguese: tomar	Romanian: a lua
Russian: взять; удалить	Slovak: vziať, vybrať	Slovenian: vzeti
Serbian: uzeti	Swedish: ta, dra [ut en tand]	Thai: เอาไป
Turkish: almak, tutmak	Taiwanese: 拿(取)	Ukrainian: брати; захоплювати
Urdu: پکڑنا، لينا، تھامنا، اٹھا	Vietnamese: cầm, nắm	Chinese: 拿（取）
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