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take
- pronunciation:
- teIk
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- take after, take back, take in
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
takes, taking, took, taken |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be in one's hands; grasp.
He took the package that she was carrying.- synonyms:
- grab, grasp, nab, seize
- antonyms:
- give, put down
- similar words:
- appropriate, capture, catch, clutch, get, grip, snatch
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| definition 2: |
to obtain possession of through force, skill, or trick; seize; capture.
The king's army easily took the enemy fortress.- synonyms:
- gain, get, obtain, seize
- antonyms:
- free, liberate, restore, return
- similar words:
- abduct, acquire, appropriate, capture, catch, commandeer, confiscate, grab, secure, steal, trap, usurp
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| definition 3: |
to carry away; remove.
That man took my purse!Don't forget to take your umbrella when you leave.- synonyms:
- bear, bring, carry, move, transfer
- antonyms:
- bring, return
- similar words:
- collect, draw, remove, tote
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| definition 4: |
to transport or escort.
Could you take these boxes upstairs, please?I'll take you home whenever you're ready.- synonyms:
- carry, convey, transport
- similar words:
- bring, drive, move, ship
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| definition 5: |
to subtract.
If you take five from ten, you get five.- synonyms:
- deduct, subtract
- antonyms:
- add
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| definition 6: |
to deal with; do.
The students will take their exams next week.- synonyms:
- do
- similar words:
- deal with, handle, manage, undergo
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| definition 7: |
to accept.
She decided to take that new job.He applied to three colleges, but only one took him. |
| definition 8: |
to fill; occupy.
He took a seat near the window.- synonyms:
- fill, occupy
- similar words:
- use, utilize
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| definition 9: |
to put or bring into one's body.
She took two aspirin.- synonyms:
- ingest, swallow
- similar words:
- consume, drink, eat, use
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| definition 10: |
to use as transport.
She takes the bus to school.- synonyms:
- ride
- similar words:
- board, catch
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| definition 11: |
to accept; follow.
Don't take orders from him.- synonyms:
- accept, follow, heed, observe, submit to, tolerate
- similar words:
- mark, mind, receive, swallow
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| definition 12: |
to experience.
I take pleasure in helping you.- synonyms:
- experience, feel, sense
- similar words:
- extract, gain, incur, know, realize, suffer, undergo
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| definition 13: |
to study (as a course) in a school.
He's taking art history this semester.- synonyms:
- learn, study
- similar words:
- pursue
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| definition 14: |
to write down; record.
You should take notes during the lecture.- synonyms:
- notate, record, transcribe, write
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| definition 15: |
to withstand; endure; tolerate.
I can't take this cold weather.- synonyms:
- bear, endure, stand, stomach, suffer, tolerate, withstand
- similar words:
- abide, brook
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| definition 16: |
to accept as true.
Take it from me, the story is accurate.- synonyms:
- believe
- similar words:
- accept, assume, deem, heed, infer, interpret, postulate, regard, suppose, swallow, understand
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| definition 17: |
to catch.
Your news took us by surprise.- synonyms:
- strike
- similar words:
- catch, get, overcome, overtake
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| definition 18: |
to ascertain using some form of measurement.
She took her son's temperature. |
| definition 19: |
to destroy; kill.
Frost took the flowers.- synonyms:
- carry off, consume, destroy, do away with, finish, kill
- similar words:
- decimate, wipe out
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| definition 20: |
to require.
This business takes a lot of time and effort.- synonyms:
- call for, claim, demand, require
- similar words:
- consume, necessitate, need, use up
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| definition 21: |
to make (a photographic picture).
They take snapshots when they are on vacation.- similar words:
- capture, film, photograph, shoot
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| definition 22: |
used to call attention to a particular example of something; consider.
Take Kennedy, for example. He was a popular president. |
| definition 23: |
to extract, quote.
I took these two lines from Shakespeare. |
| definition 24: |
to be affected with; catch.
She took pneumonia and died.- synonyms:
- catch, contract, get
- similar words:
- take root
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| definition 25: |
to engage; charm.
He was taken by the idea of opening a coffee shop.- synonyms:
- absorb, attract, catch, grip
- similar words:
- captivate, charm, draw, strike
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| related words: |
admit, adopt, annex, arrogate, bear, burn, claim, conquer, convey, deprive, dose, drop, embrace, empty, follow, gobble, grasp, help, honor, jot, kidnap, lead, occupy, overtake, pack, procure, round, run, score, snap, support, trap, win |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to obtain possession.
- similar words:
- levy, seize
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| definition 2: |
to be effective.
The medicine took, and he is well again.- synonyms:
- act, succeed, work
- similar words:
- function, perform, prevail, root
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| definition 3: |
to become set or permanent.
The dye didn't take, so we had to try again.- synonyms:
- endure, fix, last, set
- similar words:
- firm, root, stabilize, work
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| definition 4: |
to gain favor or wide appeal.
The band's new record certainly took.- synonyms:
- click, prevail, succeed
- similar words:
- obtain, work
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| definition 5: |
to detract (usu. fol. by from).
Her poor posture takes from her appearance.- synonyms:
- detract
- similar words:
- deduct, lessen
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| definition 6: |
to become.
She took sick and canceled her trip.- synonyms:
- become, get, grow
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| related words: |
borrow, catch, cement, concrete, fall, go, graft, share, soak |
| phrase: |
take after |
| phrase: |
take back |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of taking.
A good friendship is built on give and take.- synonyms:
- appropriation, capture, grasp, grip, seizure, taking
- similar words:
- acceptance, acquisition, catch, claim, consumption, interpretation
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| definition 2: |
a thing that is taken.
His take from the robbery was a hundred dollars.- synonyms:
- appropriation, capture, taking
- similar words:
- acquisition, catch, claim, haul, inference
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| definition 3: |
the amount of fish or game taken on a single occasion.
The hunters came home with a plentiful take.- synonyms:
- kill
- similar words:
- booty, catch, haul
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| definition 4: |
a scene recorded or televised without interruption.
The director was pleased to have the scene done perfectly in just one take.- synonyms:
- scene
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| definition 5: |
a sound recording completed in a single recording session.
It took three takes for the band to get the song right.- similar words:
- recording
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| related words: |
capture, commission, game, income, loot, net, trophy |
| phrase: |
take in |
| derivations: |
takable (takeable) (adj.), taker (n.) |
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