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   take

   /teɪk/

   verb

   • 1. lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold: "Mrs Morgan took another biscuit" Similar lay hold oftake hold ofget hold ofget into one's handsgraspgripclaspclutchgrabOpposite give
   • ▪ capture or gain possession of by force or military means: "twenty of their ships were sunk or taken" Similar captureseizecatchtake captivearrestapprehendtake into custodycarry offabductlay hold oftrapsnareOpposite freeliberate
   • ▪ (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) win (a trick): "West leads a club enabling his partner to take three tricks in the suit"
   • ▪ capture (an opposing piece or pawn): "Black takes the rook with his bishop"
   • ▪ dismiss a batter from (their wicket): "he took seven wickets in the second innings"
   • ▪ dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove: "someone must have sneaked in here and taken it" Similar stealremoveappropriatemisappropriatemake off withpilferpurloinabstractdispossess someone ofinformal:filchswipesnafflewalk off withpinchnickrare:peculateOpposite give
   • ▪ occupy (a place or position): "we found that all the seats were taken" Similar occupyuseutilizefillholdreserveengageinformal:bag
   • ▪ rent (a house): "they decided to take a small house in the country" Similar rentleasehirecharterreservebookmake a reservation forarrange forengage
   • ▪ agree to buy (an item): "I'll take the one on the end"
   • ▪ (of a person) already be married or in an emotional relationship. humorous
   • ▪ use or have ready to use: "take half the marzipan and roll out"
   • ▪ use as an instance or example in support of an argument: "let's take Napoleon, for instance" Similar considerpondercontemplatethink aboutweigh upgive thought tomull overdeliberate overexaminestudycogitate aboutchew overmeditate overruminate over
   • ▪ regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical). British Similar subscribe topay a subscription tobuy regularlyread regularlyread every day/week/month
   • ▪ ascertain by measurement or observation: "the nurse takes my blood pressure" Similar ascertaindetermineestablishmeasurefind outdiscovercalculatecomputecountquantifyevaluaterateassessappraisegauge
   • ▪ write down: "he was taking notes" Similar writenote (down)make a note ofset downjot (down)scribblescrawltake downrecordregisterdocumentminuteput in writingcommit to paper
   • ▪ make (a photograph) with a camera: "he stopped to take a snap"
   • ▪ (especially of illness) suddenly strike or afflict (someone): "mum's been taken bad"
   • ▪ have sex with.
   • 2. remove (someone or something) from a particular place: "he took an envelope from his inside pocket" Similar removepulldrawwithdrawextractfishconfiscatetake possession ofOpposite give
   • ▪ subtract: "take two from ten" Similar subtractdeductremovetake away/offdiscountinformal:knock offminusOpposite add
   • 3. carry or bring with one; convey: "he took along a portfolio of his drawings" Similar bringcarrybeartransportconveymovetransfershifthauldraglugcartferryinformal:tote
   • ▪ accompany or guide (someone) to a specified place: "I'll take you to your room" Similar escortaccompanyhelpassistshowleadshow someone the waylead the wayconductguideseeushersteerpilotshepherdconvey
   • ▪ bring into a specified state: "the invasion took Europe to the brink of war"
   • ▪ use as a route or a means of transport: "take the A43 towards Bicester" Similar travel ontravel byjourney ongo viausemake use ofutilize
   • 4. accept or receive (someone or something): "she was advised to take any job offered" Similar accepttake uptake onundertakereceiveobtaingaingetacquirecollectacceptbe givenbe presented withbe awardedhave conferred on onesecureprocurecome bywinearnpick upwalk away/off withcarry offinformal:landbagnetscoopcopOpposite refuse
   • ▪ understand or accept as valid: "I take your point" Similar understandgraspgetcomprehendapprehendseefollowtake inacceptappreciateaccept/acknowledge/admit the validity ofrecognizesympathize withagree with
   • ▪ acquire or assume (a position, state, or form): "teaching methods will take various forms" Similar derivedrawacquireobtaingetgainextractprocureexperienceundergofeelencounterknowcome into contact withface
   • ▪ receive (a specified amount of money) as payment or earnings: "on its first day of trading the shop took 1.6 million roubles"
   • ▪ achieve or attain (a victory or result): "John Martin took the men's title"
   • ▪ act on (an opportunity): "he took his chance to get out while the house was quiet" Similar act ontake advantage ofcapitalize onuseexploitmake the most ofleap atjump onpounce onseize (on)graspgrabsnatchacceptput to advantageprofit fromturn to accountcash in onOpposite missignore
   • ▪ experience or be affected by: "the lad took a savage beating"
   • ▪ react to or regard (news or an event) in a specified way: "she took the news well" Similar receiverespond toreact tomeetgreetdeal withcope with
   • ▪ deal with (a physical obstacle or course) in a specified way: "he takes the corners with no concern for his own safety"
   • ▪ regard or view in a specified way: "he somehow took it as a personal insult" Similar regard asconsider to beview aslook on assee asbelieve to bethink of asreckon to beimagine to bedeem to behold to bejudge to be
   • ▪ submit to, tolerate, or endure: "they refused to take it any more" Similar endurebearsuffertoleratestandput up withstomachbrookabidecarrysubmit toacceptpermitallowadmitcountenancesupportshoulderthole
   • 5. consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs: "take an aspirin and lie down" Similar drinkimbibeconsumeswalloweatingest
   • 6. make, undertake, or perform (an action or task): "Lucy took a deep breath" Similar performexecuteeffectdischargecarry outaccomplishfulfilcompleteconductimplementdomakehaverare:effectuate
   • ▪ conduct (a ceremony or gathering).
   • ▪ be taught or examined in (a subject): "some degrees require a student to take a secondary subject" Similar studylearnbe taughthave lessons inread up onwork atapply oneself toacquire a knowledge ofgain an understanding ofgraspmastertake uppursuereadinformal:do
   • ▪ obtain (an academic degree) after fulfilling the required conditions: British "she took a degree in business studies"
   • 7. require or use up (a specified amount of time): "the jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty" Similar lastcontinue forgo on forcarry on forkeep on forrun on forendure forrequirecall forneednecessitateentailinvolve
   • ▪ (of a task or situation) need or call for (a particular person or thing): "it will take an electronics expert to dismantle it" Similar requireneednecessitatedemandcall forentailinvolve
   • ▪ hold; accommodate: "an exclusive island hideaway that takes just twenty guests"
   • ▪ wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article): "he only takes size 5 boots" Similar wearhabitually wearuserequireneedbe fitted byfit
   • 8. be attracted or charmed by: "Billie was very taken with him" Similar captivateenchantcharmdelightattractwin overfascinatebewitchbeguileenthralentrancelureinfatuateseducedazzlehypnotizemesmerizepleaseamusedivertentertaingladdensatisfygratifyinformal:tickle someone pinktickle someone's fancy
   • 9. (of a plant or seed) take root or begin to grow; germinate: "the fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good"
   • ▪ (of an added substance) become successfully established: "these type of grafts take much better than other xenografts" Similar be effectivehave/take effecttake holdtake rootbe efficaciousbe productivebe in forcebe in operationbe efficientbe effectualbe usefulworkoperatesucceedfunction
   • 10. have or require as part of the appropriate construction: "verbs which take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object"

   noun

   • 1. a scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time: "he completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes" Similar scenesequencefilmed sequenceclippartsegment
   • ▪ a particular version of or approach to something: "his own whimsical take on life" Similar view ofreading ofversion ofinterpretation ofunderstanding ofaccount ofexplanation ofanalysis ofapproach to
   • 2. an amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session: "the take from commodity taxation" Similar catchhaulbagyieldnetrevenueincomegainprofitmoney receivedpayments receivedtakingsproceedsreturnsreceiptsprofitswinningspickingsearningsspoilsgate moneypurseinformal:bunce
   • ▪ the money received at a cinema or theatre for seats. US Similar revenueincomegainprofitmoney receivedpayments receivedtakingsproceedsreturnsreceiptsprofitswinningspickingsearningsspoilsgate moneypurseinformal:bunce
   • 3. an amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor.

   Word Origin late Old Englishtacan ‘get (especially by force), capture’, from Old Norse taka ‘grasp, lay hold of’, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. takable adjective

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