| take cover |
to seek protection or concealment. |
| take down |
to remove (something that is hanging or in a higher position). [5 definitions] |
| take (someone) down a peg |
to make humbler. |
| take effect |
to start functioning or operating. |
| take exception |
to strongly object (usu. fol. by "to"). [2 definitions] |
| take for |
to suppose (a person or thing) to be some particular person or thing, often mistakenly, or suppose to be a certain type of person or thing. |
| take for granted |
to accept (something) as true without thinking to question it; utterly assume; feel completely confident. [2 definitions] |
| take hold |
to grasp or seize something (usu. fol. by "of"). [3 definitions] |
| take-home pay |
the salary or wages left after all the various deductions, such as social security and taxes, have been made. |
| take in |
to provide a temporary or permanent place in one's home to (someone). [5 definitions] |
| take in stride |
to absorb or accommodate with no interruption or disturbance of one's normal mood or activities. |
| take into account |
to consider, esp. as an important factor in making a judgment. |
| take kindly to |
to look upon favorably. |
| taken |
past participle of take. |
| taken aback |
startled; surprised. |
| take note of |
to observe carefully, esp. so as to remember. |
| takeoff |
the act or process, or an instance, of leaving the ground or other surface, as in preparation for flight. [2 definitions] |
| take off |
to remove from the body or from a surface. [6 definitions] |
| take on |
begin to engage in (new or additional duties, tasks, responsibilities, or the like). [5 definitions] |
| take one's breath away |
to astonish or startle. |
| take one's time |
to proceed without hurrying in any way. |