Definitions for TOOK
tʊktook

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

1. Tookthe preterite, and sometimes the participle passiv

   Thy soldiers
   All levied in my name, have in my name
   Took their discharge. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   He is God in his friendship as well as in his nature, and therefore we sinful creatures are not took upon advantages, nor consumed in our provocations. Robert South, Sermons.

   Suddenly the thunder-clap
   Took us unprepar’d. Dryden.

   The same device enclosed the ashes of men or boys, maids or matrons; for when the thought took, though at first it received its rise from such a particular occasion, the ignorance of the sculptors applied it promiscuously. Addison.

   This took up some of his hours every day. Spectator.

   The riders would leap them over my hand; and one of the emperor’s hunstmen, upon a large courser, took my foot, shoe and all. Jonathan Swift.

   Leaving Polybus, I took my way
   To Cyrrha’s temple. Alexander Pope, Statius.

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1. took

   Took is the past tense of the verb "take," which refers to the action of physically acquiring or gaining possession of something or someone by reaching out, grabbing, or accepting it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Took

   of Take

2. Took

   imp. of Take

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Took

   tōōk, pa.t. and obsolete pa.p. of take.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TOOK' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #214

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'TOOK' in Written Corpus Frequency: #334

Anagrams for TOOK »

1. koto

2. toko

How to pronounce TOOK?

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

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TOOK in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TOOK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of TOOK in a Sentence

1. Paul Mangiamele:

   This brand always had phenomenal DNA, it just took a keen focus on the essentials of restaurateuring to revive it -- a focus on people and guests.

2. Monique Bastos:

   Monique Bastos, an MMA fighter who was on Monique Bastos way to jiu-jitsu training, Esquire reported, said two men jumped Monique Bastos and stole Monique Bastos cellphone on a crowded street in Acailandia, Brazil. One fled, but Monique Bastos said Monique Bastos managed to personally subdue the other. I tried to hold my phone, and I realized they were not armed. When they tried to escape, I lifted the rear wheel of the bike and they fell on the ground. The guy who took my phone ran away, but I was able to get the other one.

3. Dawna Wright:

   It was sad and scary. I felt so bad for her, you could tell that the skin was just gone. It just completely took her skin away.

4. Justin Casterline/Getty Images:

   I think it's important to state here that there was an opportunity for the NCAA to adopt more strict policies in inclusion of trans athletes, and they could've done that in February, but it seems as though they chose not to, or they chose to avoid litigation by changing their stance halfway through the season and causing bigger problems for themselves, i think that, had they adopted USA Swimming's policies which are more strict than their own, we could have avoided a lot of the controversy that took place over the weekend and you and I could be sitting here talking about and celebrating the accomplishments by these incredible athletes.

5. Robert Allard:

   Much like the (U.S. Olympic Committee) knew about Larry Nassar years before his arrest and did nothing, USA Swimming had notice in 2010 that Sean Hutchison was involved in an inappropriate coach-athlete relationship with Ariana and took no actions to protect her or other swimmers from this pedophile, if this organization had immediately reported what it knew to authorities, Hutchison likely would have been stopped, Ariana would have been spared years of abuse, and countless other young girls would have been protected from this sexual predator.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TOOK
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TOOK
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TOOK