Definitions for TAKING
ˈteɪ kɪŋtak·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pickings, takingadjective

   the act of someone who picks up or takes something

   "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"

2. fetching, taking, winningadjective

   very attractive; capturing interest

   "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. takingnoun

   A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.

2. takingnoun

   An apprehension.

3. takingnoun

   That which has been gained.

   count the shop's takings

4. takingadjective

   alluring; attractive.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Takingnoun

   Seizure; distress.

   Etymology: from take.

   What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket. William Shakespeare.

   She saw in what a taking,
   The knight was by his furious quaking. Samuel Butler.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taking

   Taking can be defined as the act of acquiring or removing something from someone or somewhere. It typically involves the physical action of obtaining possession or control over an object, person, or situation. Taking can also refer to the act of accepting or receiving something that is offered or given willingly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Taking

   of Take

2. Takingadjective

   apt to take; alluring; attracting

3. Takingadjective

   infectious; contageous

4. Takingnoun

   the act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension

5. Takingnoun

   agitation; excitement; distress of mind

6. Takingnoun

   malign influence; infection

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. takingverb

   Verb form of the word take.

   They were taking their dinner out to the garden as the spring sunshine was reasonable and they do enjoy the outdoor life.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TAKING' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #437

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TAKING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #419

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How to pronounce TAKING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TAKING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAKING in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAKING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of TAKING in a Sentence

1. President Barack Obama:

   We know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland, we are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe.

2. Bill Maher:

   I've heard this from so many nurses and teachers and administrators rolling their eyes when relating how they needed to take some bulls --- course in order to advance in the field when really they've already learned what they need by working the job, but in the grift that is our higher education, when you want to move up, ‘ Hold on there ! Not so fast ! Tollbooth ahead ! You need to pay for more ’ education' before you we decide you could do what you do.' F ---, this is what Scientology does, makes you keep taking courses to move up to ‘ The Bridge of Total Freedom. ’.

3. Times Union:

   The Legislative Correspondents Association (LCA), made up of dozens of reporters and editors from various news outlets who cover the state Capitol in Albany, sent a letter Monday requesting Cuomo allow reporters to ask at least one follow-up question; diversify which reporters are selected for questions by taking into account race, ethnicity, gender and age; and alert news outlets at least two hours in advance of his public appearances.

4. Pete Blair:

   In taking that action to defend yourself, you're also defending others because that attacker is stopped.

5. John Nelson:

   I started going down to the burn pit because I was growing more and more concerned with the amount of debris, so I started taking a look and I started seeing batteries, the cadmium batteries, the lead. All of that was burning. They were putting the oils and the paints and fuels. All of this stuff, and it was leading to this creation of toxicity and I was becoming concerned about it. john Nelson would wait until the middle of the night to drop it off.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TAKING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/TAKING
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TAKING
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TAKING
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=TAKING