Definitions for take
teɪktake

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1. return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff(noun)

   the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

   "the average return was about 5%"

2. take(verb)

   the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

3. take(verb)

   carry out

   "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"

4. take, occupy, use up(verb)

   require (time or space)

   "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"

5. lead, take, direct, conduct, guide(verb)

   take somebody somewhere

   "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

6. take, get hold of(verb)

   get into one's hands, take physically

   "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

7. assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take(verb)

   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. take, read(verb)

   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. bring, convey, take(verb)

   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. take(verb)

    take into one's possession

    "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

11. take(verb)

    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. choose, take, select, pick out(verb)

    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. accept, take, have(verb)

    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. fill, take, occupy(verb)

    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. consider, take, deal, look at(verb)

    take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

    "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

16. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand(verb)

    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. take(verb)

    experience or feel or submit to

    "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

18. film, shoot, take(verb)

    make a film or photograph of something

    "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"

19. remove, take, take away, withdraw(verb)

    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. consume, ingest, take in, take, have(verb)

    serve oneself to, or consume regularly

    "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

21. take, submit(verb)

    accept or undergo, often unwillingly

    "We took a pay cut"

22. take, accept(verb)

    make use of or accept for some purpose

    "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

23. take(verb)

    take by force

    "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

24. assume, take, strike, take up(verb)

    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. accept, admit, take, take on(verb)

    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. take(verb)

    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. learn, study, read, take(verb)

    be a student of a certain subject

    "She is reading for the bar exam"

28. claim, take, exact(verb)

    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. take, make(verb)

    head into a specified direction

    "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"

30. aim, take, train, take aim, direct(verb)

    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. take(verb)

    be seized or affected in a specified way

    "take sick"; "be taken drunk"

32. carry, pack, take(verb)

    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. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take(verb)

    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. subscribe, subscribe to, take(verb)

    receive or obtain regularly

    "We take the Times every day"

35. take(verb)

    buy, select

    "I'll take a pound of that sausage"

36. take(verb)

    to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

    "take shelter from the storm"

37. take, have(verb)

    have sex with; archaic use

    "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

38. claim, take(verb)

    lay claim to; as of an idea

    "She took credit for the whole idea"

39. accept, take(verb)

    be designed to hold or take

    "This surface will not take the dye"

40. contain, take, hold(verb)

    be capable of holding or containing

    "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

41. take(verb)

    develop a habit

    "He took to visiting bars"

42. drive, take(verb)

    proceed along in a vehicle

    "We drive the turnpike to work"

43. take(verb)

    obtain by winning

    "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

44. contract, take, get(verb)

    be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

    "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

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1. take(Noun)

   An act of taking.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

2. take(Noun)

   Something that is taken.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

3. take(Noun)

   A (1) profit, (2) reward, (3) bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

4. take(Noun)

   An interpretation or view; perspective.

   What's your take on this issue, Fred?

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

5. take(Noun)

   An attempt to record a scene.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

6. take(Noun)

   A catch.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

7. take(Noun)

   A facial gesture in response to an event.

   I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

8. take(Noun)

   A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

9. take(Verb)

   To grasp with the hands.

   Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

10. take(Verb)

    To grab and move to oneself.

    I'll take that plate off the table.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

11. take(Verb)

    To get into one's possession.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

12. take(Verb)

    To accept.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

13. take(Verb)

    To gain a position by force.

    After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

14. take(Verb)

    To have sex forcefully with, possibly without consent.

    The rapist took his victims in dark alleys.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

15. take(Verb)

    To carry, particularly to a particular destination.

    I'll take the plate with me.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

16. take(Verb)

    To choose.

    I'll take the blue plates.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

17. take(Verb)

    To support or carry without failing or breaking.

    That truck bed will only take two tons.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

18. take(Verb)

    To endure or cope with.

    I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

19. take(Verb)

    To not swing at a pitch

    He'll probably take this one.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

20. take(Verb)

    To ingest medicine, drugs, etc.

    I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

21. take(Verb)

    To assume or interpret to be.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

22. take(Verb)

    To enroll (in a class, or a course of study).

    I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

23. take(Verb)

    To participate in, undergo, or experience.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

24. take(Verb)

    To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

25. take(Verb)

    To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.)

    Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

26. take(Verb)

    To stick, persist, thrive or remain.

    I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

27. take(Verb)

    To become.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

28. take(Verb)

    To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

29. take(Verb)

    To require.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

30. take(Verb)

    To capture using a photographic camera.

    The photographer took a picture of our family.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

31. take(Verb)

    To last or expend [an amount of time].

    I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

32. take(Verb)

    To use

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

33. take(Verb)

    To consider as an instance or example.

    I've had a lot of problems recently. Take last Monday. The car broke down on the way to work. Then ...etc.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

34. take(Verb)

    To deliver, give (something); to entrust.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

35. take(Verb)

    To go.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

36. take(Verb)

    To habituate to or gain competency at a task

    I take to swimming like a fish.

    Etymology: From taken, from tacan, probably of origin, from taka, from tēkanan, from deh₁g-. Gradually displaced Middle English nimen, from Old English niman. Cognate with Icelandic taka, Danish tage, Middle Dutch taken, Middle Low German tacken. See tackle.

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1. Take

   A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.

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1. Take

   taken

2. Take(verb)

   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

3. Take(verb)

   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

4. Take(verb)

   to gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm

5. Take(verb)

   to make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right

6. Take(verb)

   to employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat

7. Take(verb)

   to form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person

8. Take(verb)

   to draw; to deduce; to derive

9. Take(verb)

   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

10. Take(verb)

    to lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church

11. Take(verb)

    to carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery

12. Take(verb)

    to remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four

13. Take(verb)

    in a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept

14. Take(verb)

    to accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit

15. Take(verb)

    to receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine

16. Take(verb)

    not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence

17. Take(verb)

    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

18. Take(verb)

    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

19. Take(verb)

    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

20. Take(verb)

    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

21. Take(verb)

    to please; to gain reception; to succeed

22. Take(verb)

    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

23. Take(verb)

    to admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well

24. Take(noun)

    that which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch

25. Take(noun)

    the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time

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1. Take

   A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.

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1. Take

   tāk, v.t. to lay hold of: to get into one's possession: to catch: to capture: to captivate: to receive: to choose: to use: to allow: to understand: to agree to: to become affected with.—v.i. to catch: to have the intended effect: to gain reception, to please: to move or direct the course of: to have recourse to:—pa.t. took; pa.p. tā′ken.—n. quantity of fish taken or captured at one time.—ns. Take′-in, an imposition, fraud: that by which one is deceived; Take′-off, a burlesque representation of any one; Tā′ker; Tā′king, act of taking or gaining possession: a seizing: agitation, excitement: (Spens. sickness: (Shak.) witchery: malignant influence.—adj. captivating: alluring.—adv. Tā′kingly.—n. Tā′kingness, quality of being taking or attractive.—adj. Tā′ky, attractive.—Take advantage of, to employ to advantage: to make use of circumstances to the prejudice of; Take after, to follow in resemblance; Take air, to be disclosed or made public; Take breath, to stop in order to breathe, to be refreshed; Take care, care of (see Care); Take down, to reduce: to bring down from a higher place, to lower: to swallow: to pull down: to write down; Take for, to mistake; Take French leave (see French); Take from, to derogate or detract from; Take heed, to be careful; Take heed to, to attend to with care; Take in, to enclose, to embrace: to receive: to contract, to furl, as a sail: to comprehend: to accept as true: to cheat: (Shak.) to conquer; Take in hand, to undertake; Take into one's head, to be seized with a sudden notion; Take in vain, to use with unbecoming levity or profaneness; Take in with, to deceive by means of; Take it out of, to extort reparation from: to exhaust the strength or energy of; Take leave (see Leave); Taken in, deceived, cheated; Take notice, to observe: to show that observation is made: (with of) to remark upon; Take off, to remove: to swallow: to mimic or imitate; Take on, to take upon: to claim a character: (coll.) to grieve; Take orders, to receive ordination; Take order with (Bacon), to check; Take out, to remove from within: to deduct: (Shak.) to copy; Take part, to share; Take place, to happen: to prevail; Take root, to strike out roots, to live and grow, as a plant: to be established; Take the field, to begin military operations; Take the wall of, to pass on the side nearest the wall: to get the advantage of; Take to, to apply to: to resort to: to be fond of; Take to heart, to feel sensibly; Take up, to lift, to raise: (Shak.) to borrow money, to buy on credit, to make up a quarrel: to employ, occupy or fill: to arrest: to comprise; Take up arms, to commence to fight; Take upon, to assume; Take up with, to be pleased or contented with, to form a connection with, to fall in love with: to lodge; Take with, to be pleased with. [M. E. taken—Scand.; Ice. taka pa.t. tók, pa.p. tekinn); conn. with L. tangĕre, tetig-i, to touch, and with Eng. tack.]

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1. take

   The draught of fishes in a single drag of the net. Also, to take, in a military sense, to take or adopt any particular formation, as to take open order, or to take ground to the right or the left.--To take an astronomical observation, so to ascertain the position of a celestial body as to learn from it the place of the ship.

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1. take

   To lay hold of; to seize. To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to capture; to make prisoner. To attack; to seize; as, to take an army, a city, or a ship. To take aim, to direct the eye or weapon; to aim. To take arms, to commence war or hostilities. To take advantage of, to avail one’s self of any peculiar event or opening, whereby an army may be overcome. To take ground to the right or left, is to extend a line, or to move troops in either of those directions. To take down, is to commit to paper that which is spoken by another. To take on, an expression in familiar use among soldiers that have enlisted for a limited period, to signify an extension of service by re-enlisting. To take the field, is to encamp, to commence the operations of a campaign. To take up, to seize; to catch; to arrest; as, to take up a deserter. To take up quarters, to occupy locally; to go into cantonments, barracks, etc.; to become stationary for more or less time. To take up the gauntlet, is to accept a challenge.

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1. take

   To choose a form of transport.

   She did take the car over to the supermarket as she was buying a large amount of food.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019  

2. take

   To choose from a number of items.

   He did take the bun with the cream as that was his favourite, they were all happy.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 30, 2019  

3. take

   To go in a specific direction.

   They took the easiest route to his sisters.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019  

4. take

   To receive.

   They did take the money from our bank account as we did complete a direct debit authorization form.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

5. take

   To use an amount of.

   They took the products out of the shop to ensure the market stall had enough products.

   Submitted by MaryC on December 22, 2019  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'take' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #124

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'take' in Written Corpus Frequency: #130

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'take' in Verbs Frequency: #13

Anagrams for take »

1. Kate

2. teak

How to pronounce take?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of take in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of take in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of take in a Sentence

1. Unknown:

   When your world seems like too much to handle, Just take a deep breath and laugh. It clears the mind and frees your spirit.

2. Loretta Mester:

   I want to take the time I have between now and the September meeting to evaluate all the economic information that's come in, including recent volatility in markets and the reasons behind that, but it hasn’t so far changed my basic outlook that the U.S. economy is solid and it could support an increase in interest rates.

3. Joe Biden:

   It's very different than turning to someone on a stage who says something that's so off the wall to me because I don't want to attack anyone on stage, that's not what I intend to do, but I realize that some have concluded that because I didn't respond very tough back to( Kamala Harris) that how can I take on Donald Trump ? I've never had any trouble taking anyone on from Donald Trump to( Russian President Vladimir) Putin to( Chinese President) Xi Jinping Donald Trump.

4. John Doyle:

   We seem to be taking a breather here, consolidating gains made off the nice jobs report. It is going to take something else to get us back down below the $1.0760 range, but we're not too sure what that immediate catalyst will be, given the economic calendar is light this week.

5. Jeff Melvoin:

   You think Nature is some Disney movie Nature is a killer. Nature is a bitch. It's feeding time out there 24 hours a day, every step that you take is a gamble with death. If it isn't getting hit with lightning today, it's an earthquake tomorrow or some deer tick carrying Lime disease. Either way, you're ending up on the wrong end of the food chain.

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