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Words form: taken takes taking took See word origin Frequency:

Take is defined as capture, get hold of, transfer something to oneself or travel by 
something.
An example of take is making a photograph of a friend.

An example of take is having a drink of water from a cup.

An example of take is having a ride in a taxi to the airport.

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To affect in a strong or sudden manner as if by capturing, as: 
To deal a blow to; strike or hit.
The boxer took his opponent a sharp jab to the ribs.
To delight or captivate.
She was taken by the puppy.
To catch or affect with a particular action.
Your remark took me by surprise.
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To enter into a special relationship with. 
To take a wife.

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To get into one's hands, control, or possession, especially: 
To grasp or grip.
Take your partner's hand.
To capture physically; seize.
Take an enemy fortress.
To seize with authority or legal right.
The town took the land by eminent domain.
To get possession of (fish or game, for example) by capturing or killing.
 (sports) To catch or receive (a ball or puck).
The player took the pass on the fly.
(sports & games) To acquire in a game or competition; win.
Took the crown in horse racing.
(sports & games) To defeat.
Our team took the visitors three to one.
To engage in sex with.
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To receive into or on the body, as: 
To put (food or drink, for example) into the body; eat or drink.
Took a little soup for dinner.
To draw in; inhale.
Took a deep breath.
To expose one's body to (healthful or pleasurable treatment, for example).
Take the sun; take the waters at a spa.
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To make use of or select for use, as: 
To move into or assume occupancy of.
She took a seat by the fireplace. The team took the field.
To choose for one's own use; avail oneself of the use of.
We took a room in the cheaper hotel.
To require the use of (something).
It takes money to live in this town. This camera takes 35-millimeter film.
To use or require (time).
It only takes a few minutes to wash the car.
To use (something) as a means of conveyance or transportation.
Take a train to Pittsburgh.
To use (something) as a means of safety or refuge.
Take shelter from the storm.
To choose and then adopt (a particular route or direction) while on foot or while operating a
vehicle.
Take a right at the next corner. I downshifted to take the corner.
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To accept, receive, or assume, as: 
To accept (something owed, offered, or given) either reluctantly or willingly.
Take a bribe.
To allow to come in; give access or admission to; admit.
The boat took a lot of water but remained afloat.
To provide room for; accommodate.
We can't take more than 100 guests.
To become saturated or impregnated with (dye, for example).
To submit to (something inflicted); undergo or suffer.
Didn't take his punishment well.
To put up with; endure or tolerate.
I've had about all I can take from them.
To receive into a particular relation or association, as into one's care or keeping.
They plan to take a new partner into the firm. We took the dog for a week.
To assume for oneself.
Take all the credit.
To agree to undertake or engage in (a task or duty, for example).
She took the position of chair of the committee.
(baseball) To refrain from swinging at (a pitched ball).
To be affected with; catch.
 The child took the flu.
To be hit or penetrated by.
Took a lot of punches; took a bullet in the leg.
To withstand.
The dam took the heavy flood waters.
To require or have as a fitting or proper accompaniment.
Transitive verbs take a direct object.
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(informal) To swindle, defraud, or cheat. 
You've really been taken.

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To become. 
He took sick.

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To get by conquering; capture; seize. 

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To trap, snare, or catch (a bird, animal, or fish) 
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To get hold of; grasp or catch. 

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To hit (a person) in or on some part. 

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To affect; attack. 
Taken with a fit.

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To catch in some act, esp. a moral fault. 
Taken in adultery.

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To capture the fancy of; charm. 
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To get into one's hand or hold; transfer to oneself. 

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To eat, drink, swallow, etc. for nourishment or as medicine. 

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To admit; let in. 
The bus takes 20 riders.

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To get benefit from by exposure to (the air, sun, etc.) 

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To have sexual intercourse with. 
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To buy. 
He took the first suit he tried on.

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To rent, lease, or pay for so as to occupy or use. 
To take a cottage.

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To get regularly by paying for. 
To take a daily newspaper.

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To assume as a responsibility, task, etc. 
To take a job.

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To assume or adopt (a symbol of duty or office) 
The president took the chair.

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To obligate oneself by. 
To take a vow.

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To join or associate oneself with (one party or side in a contest, disagreement, etc.) 
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To assume as if granted or due one. 
To take the blame, to take deductions.

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(slang) To cheat; trick. 

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(gram.) To have or admit of according to usage, nature, etc.; be used with in construction. 
A transitive verb takes an object.

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To choose; select. 
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To use or employ; resort to. 
To take a mop to the floor.

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To go to (a place) for shelter, safety, etc. 
To take cover.

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To deal with; consider. 
To take a matter seriously.

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To require; demand; need. 

It takes money; to take a size ten.

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(baseball) To allow (a pitched ball) to pass without swinging one's bat. 

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To derive, inherit, or draw (a name, quality, etc.) from something or someone specified. 
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To extract, as for quotation; excerpt. 
To take a verse from the Bible.

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To obtain or ascertain by observation, query, or experiment. 
To take a poll, to take one's temperature.

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To study; specif., to be enrolled as a student in. 

To take an art course.

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To write down; copy. 
Take notes.

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To make an impression of. 
Take his fingerprints.

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To win (a prize, reward, etc.) 

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To be the object of. 
To undergo.
To take a beating.
To withstand; endure; hold up against.
A tire designed to take punishment; she can't take a joke.
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To occupy oneself in; enjoy. 

Take a nap.
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To accept (something offered) 
To take a bet, to take advice.

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To have a specified reaction to. 
To take a joke in earnest.

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To confront and get over, through, etc. 
The horse took the jump.

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To be affected by (a disease, etc.) 
To take cold.

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To absorb; become impregnated or treated with (a dye, polish, etc.) 
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To suppose; presume. 
He took her to be a teacher.

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To have or feel (an emotion or mental state) 
Take pity, take notice.

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To hold and act upon (an idea, point of view, etc.) 

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To do; perform (an act) 
To take a walk.

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To make or put forth (a resolution or objection) as the result of thought. 

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(informal) To aim and execute (a specified action) at an object. 
To take a jab at someone.

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To be the way or means of going to (a place, condition, etc.); conduct; lead. 
The path takes you to the river.

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To escort or accompany. 
To take a friend to dinner.

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To carry or transport. 
To take a book with one.

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To remove from a person, thing, or place; specif., to steal. 

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To remove by death; bring to an end. 
Cancer takes many lives.

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To subtract. 
To take two from ten.

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To direct or move (oneself) 

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To get possession. 
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To hook or engage with another part. 

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To take root; begin growing. 

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To lay hold; catch. 
The fire took rapidly.

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To gain public favor; be popular. 

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To be effective in action, operation, desired result, etc. 
The vaccination took; the dye takes well.

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To remove a part; detract (from) 
Nothing took from the scene's beauty.

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To be made or adapted to be taken (up, down, apart, etc.) 

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(informal) To be photographed in a specified way. 
She takes well in profile.

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(law) To take possession of property. 

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The act or process of taking. 

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Something that has been taken. 

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A vaccination that takes. 

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(informal) Opinion; evaluation; assessment. 
What's your take on the new tax?

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(printing) The amount of copy sent to the compositor at one time. 

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To get or put something into one's or someone's possession or control. 
To grasp with the hands.
To pick up and move to oneself.
 I'll take that plate off the table.
To carry or move, especially to a particular destination.
I'll take the plate with me.
To lead; to conduct.
Who's going to take the kids to school?.
I took my girlfriend to the cinema.
To choose.
I'll take the blue plates.
We took the road on the right.
To accept.
Do you take sugar in your coffee?.
We take all major credit cards.
(military) To gain a position by force.
After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.
To ingest medicine, drugs, etc.
I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.
To capture using a photographic camera.
The photographer took a picture of our family.
(dated) To form a likeness of; to copy; to depict.
To take (i.e. draw or paint) a picture of a person.
1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Matthew XXIII.
Jesus perceaved there wylynes, and sayde: Why tempte ye me ye ypocrytes? lett me se the tribute money. And they
toke hym a peny.
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To have or change a state of mind or body. 
To endure or cope with.
I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell.
(often with “for") To assume or interpret to be.
Do you take me for a fool?.
I take it you're not going?.
Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.
He was often taken to be a man of means.
(intransitive) To become.
They took ill within 3 hours. She took sick with the flu.
To enroll (in a class, or a course of study).
I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester.
To participate in, undergo, or experience.
Aren't you supposed to take your math final today? When will you take your vacation? I had to take a pee.
(intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.
I take to swimming like a fish.
To perform or undertake, for example, a task.
To take a trip; to take aim.
 To experience or feel, for example, offence.
To take a dislike; to take pleasure.
(reflexive) To go.
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To require or limit. 
To support or carry without failing or breaking.
That truck bed will only take two tons.
To need, require.
Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down. Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime.
To last or expend [an amount of time].
I estimate the trip will take about ten minutes.
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(sports) To decide or to act. 
(baseball) To not swing at a pitch.
He'll probably take this one.
(climbing) To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively.
(cricket) To catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has
missed or edged it.
To be the player who performs (a free kick, etc.).
The kick is taken from where the foul occurred. Pirès ran in to take the kick. The throw-in is taken from the point
where the ball crossed the touch-line.
Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear.
The pony took every hedge and fence in its path.
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To have sex with. 
The rapist took his victims in dark alleys.

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To fight or attempt to fight somebody. (See also take on.) 
Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.

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(intransitive) To stick, persist, thrive or remain. 
I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take.

He was inoculated, but the virus did not take.

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To use. 
Let's take the bus today. This camera takes 35mm film.

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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.

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To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm. 
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To bear without ill humour or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure. 
Can he take a joke?

I'm not going to take your insults.

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To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept. 

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To draw; to deduce; to derive. 
I'm not sure what moral to take from that story.

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

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(often with to mean) To understand or interpret. 

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An act of taking. 
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Something that is taken; a haul. 

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A profit, reward, bribe, illegal payoff or unethical kickback. 
He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.

The mayor is on the take.

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An interpretation or view; perspective. 
What's your take on this issue, Fred?

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(film) An attempt to record a scene. 
It's a take.

Act seven, scene three, take two.

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(rugby) A catch. 
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(acting) A facial gesture in response to an event. 
I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.

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(cricket) A catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper. 

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(printing) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 

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To remove or cause to be absent, especially: 
To remove with the hands or an instrument.
I took the dishes from the sink. The dentist took two molars.
To cause to die; kill or destroy.
The blight took these tomatoes.
To subtract.
If you take 10 from 30, you get 20.
To exact.
The storm took its toll.
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(informal) on the take 
Taking or seeking to take bribes or illegal income:
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(informal) take a bath 
To experience serious financial loss:
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take account of 
To take into consideration.
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take away from 
To detract from:
Drab curtains took away from the otherwise lovely room.
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take care 
To be careful:
Take care or you will slip on the ice.
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take care of 
To assume responsibility for the maintenance, support, or treatment of.
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take charge 
To assume control or command.
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take effect 
To become operative, as under law or regulation:
The curfew takes effect at midnight.
To produce the desired reaction:
The antibiotics at last began to take effect.
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take exception 
To express opposition by argument; object to:
Took exception to the prosecutor's line of questioning.
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(slang) take five 
To take a short rest or break, as of five or ten minutes.
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take for granted 
To consider as true, real, or forthcoming; anticipate correctly.
To underestimate the value of:
A publisher who took the editors for granted.
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take heart 
To be confident or courageous.
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take hold 
To seize, as by grasping.
To become established:
The newly planted vines quickly took hold.
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take it 
To understand; assume:
As I take it, they won't accept the proposal.
To endure abuse, criticism, or other harsh treatment:
If you can dish it out, you've got to learn to take it.
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(slang) take it on the chin 
To endure punishment, suffering, or defeat.
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take it or leave it 
To accept or reject unconditionally.
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(informal) take it out on 
To abuse (someone) in venting one's own anger.
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take kindly to 
To be receptive to:
Take kindly to constructive criticism.
To be naturally attracted or fitted to; thrive on.
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(informal) take lying down 
To submit to harsh treatment with no resistance:
Refused to take the snub lying down.
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take notice of 
To pay attention to.
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take (one's) breath away 
To put into a state of awe or shock.
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take (one's) time 
To act slowly or at one's leisure.
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take place 
To happen; occur.
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take root 
To become established or fixed.
To become rooted.
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take shape 
To take on a distinctive form.
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take sick 
To become ill.
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take sides 
To associate with and support a particular faction, group, cause, or person.
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take stock 
To take an inventory.
To make an estimate or appraisal, as of resources or of oneself.
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take stock in 
To trust, believe in, or attach importance to.
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(law) take the bench 
To become a judge.
To preside in court:
The judge took the bench to hear the plaintiff's motion.
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take the cake 
To be the most outrageous or disappointing.
To win the prize; be outstanding.
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take the count 
To be defeated.
To be counted out in boxing.
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(slang) take the fall 
To incur blame or censure, either willingly or unwillingly:
A senior official who took the fall for the failed intelligence operation.
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take the floor 
To rise to deliver a formal speech, as to an assembly.
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(slang) take the heat 
To incur and endure heavy censure or criticism:
Had a reputation for being able to take the heat in a crisis.
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(slang) take to the cleaners 
To take all the money or possessions of, especially by outsmarting or swindling.
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take up for 
To support (a person or group, for example) in an argument.
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take up the cudgels 
To join in a dispute, especially in defense of a participant.
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(informal) take up with 
To begin to associate with; consort with:
Took up with a fast crowd.
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on the take 
willing or seeking to take bribes or illicit income
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take after 
to resemble (a parent, etc.) in some way
to run after or pursue
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take a meeting 
to attend a business conference
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take amiss 
to be wrong concerning; mistake
to misunderstand the reason behind (an act), esp. so as to become offended
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take back 
to regain use or possession of
to retract (something said, promised, etc.)
to return (something), as to be exchanged
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take down 
to remove from a higher place and put in a lower one; pull down
to unfasten; take apart
to make less conceited; humble
to put in writing; record
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take five (or ten, etc.) 
take a break for five (or ten, etc.) minutes, as from working
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take for 
to consider to be; regard as
to mistake for
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take hold 
to take effect or become firmly established
The new fad took hold quickly.
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take hold of 
to seize; grasp
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take ill 
to become ill (or sick)
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take in 
to admit; receive
to reef or furl (a sail)
to make smaller or more compact
to include; comprise
to understand; comprehend
to cheat; trick; deceive
to visit, see, experience, etc.
To take in all the sights.
to receive into one's home for pay
To take in boarders.
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take it 
to suppose; believe
to withstand difficulty, criticism, hardship, ridicule, etc.
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take it or leave it 
accept it or not
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(informal) take it out of 
to exhaust; tire
to obtain payment or satisfaction from
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take it out on 
 to make (another) suffer for one's own anger, irritation, bad temper, etc.
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take off 
to remove (a garment, etc.)
to draw or conduct away
to deduct; subtract
to kill
to make a copy or likeness of
to leave the ground or water in flight
to start
to imitate in a burlesque manner; parody
to become very popular and successful
to rob
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take off after 
to run after or pursue
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take on 
to acquire; assume (form, quality, etc.)
to employ; hire
to begin to do (a task, etc.); undertake
to compete or play against; oppose
to show violent emotion, especially anger or sorrow
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take one's time 
to be slow or unhurried; delay
idiom 0  0 
take out 
to obtain by application to the proper authority
to escort, as on a date
to kill; specif., to assassinate
idiom 0  0 
take over 
to assume control or possession of
idiom 0  0 
take to 
to develop a habit or practice of doing, using, etc.
to apply oneself to (one's studies, work, etc.)
to become fond of; care for; be attracted to
idiom 0  0 
take up 
to raise; lift
to make tighter or shorter
to pay off; recover by buying (a mortgage, note, etc.)
to absorb (a liquid)
to assume protection or custody of
to interrupt in disapproval or rebuke
to resume (something interrupted)
to occupy or fill (space or time)
idiom 1  0 
take upon oneself 
to take the responsibility for; accept as a charge
to begin (to do something)
idiom 0  0 
take up with 
to become a friend or companion of
idiom 0  0 

IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS

on the take take a bath

take account of take away from

take care take care of

take charge take e ect

take exception take ve

take for granted take heart

take hold take it

take it on the chin take it or leave it

take it out on take kindly to

take lying down take notice of

take (one's) breath away take (one's) time

take place take root

take shape take sick

take sides take stock

take stock in take the bench

take the cake take the count

take the fall take the oor

take the heat take to the cleaners

take up for take up the cudgels

take up with on the take

take after take a meeting

take amiss take back

take down take ve (<i>or</i> ten, <i>etc.</i>)

take for take hold

take hold of take ill

take in take it

take it or leave it take it out of

take it out on take o

take o after take on

take one's time take out

take over take to

take up take upon oneself

take up with

ORIGIN OF TAKE 

Middle English taken from Old English tacan from Old Norse taka
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike"), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch"),
probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take"), from Proto-Germanic
*tÄ“kanÄ… (“to touch"), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₁g-, *dh₁g- (“to touch"). Gradually displaced Middle
English nimen (“to take"), from Old English niman (“to take"). Cognate with Icelandic taka (“to take"),
Danish tage (“to take, seize"), Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp"), Middle Low German tacken (“to grasp"). See
tackle.
From Wiktionary

Take Sentence Examples

I can take care of myself.

We'll take care of them together.
My parents at once determined to take me to Baltimore to see if anything could be done for my eyes.
And take care of yourself, too.
"Take the bag and count the money that is in it," he said.

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pu personal equation

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juvember essorant

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takas takasaki

takayasu arteritis takayasu-s-arteritis

takbir takbirs

take take-a-back-seat

take-a-bath take-a-bead-on