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take

 
pronunciation:
teIk
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
phrases:
take (something) up with, take after, take away, take back, take down, take for, take for granted, take in, take off, take on, take one's time, take out, take over, take part, take turns, take up, take up with (someone)
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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.Please take this; it's heavy.
synonyms:
grab, grasp, nab, seize
antonyms:
give
similar words:
appropriate, capture, catch, clutch, get, grip, snatch
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
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
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
definition 5: to subtract.
If you take five from ten, you get five.
synonyms:
deduct, subtract
antonyms:
add
definition 6: to deal with; do.
The students will take their exams next week.
synonyms:
do
similar words:
deal with, handle, manage, undergo
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
definition 9: to put or bring into one's body.
She took two aspirin.
synonyms:
ingest, swallow
similar words:
consume, drink, eat, use
definition 10: to use as transport.
She takes the bus to school.
synonyms:
ride
similar words:
board, catch
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
definition 12: to experience.
I take pleasure in helping you.
synonyms:
experience, feel, sense
similar words:
extract, gain, incur, know, realize, suffer, undergo
definition 13: to study (as a course) in a school.
He's taking art history this semester.
synonyms:
learn, study
similar words:
pursue
definition 14: to write down; record.
You should take notes during the lecture.
synonyms:
notate, record, transcribe, write
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
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
definition 17: to catch.
Your news took us by surprise.
synonyms:
strike
similar words:
catch, get, overcome, overtake
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
definition 20: to require or use up.
This business takes a lot of time and effort.Getting there takes about an hour.It took me two days to finish the work.
synonyms:
call for, claim, demand, require
similar words:
consume, necessitate, need, use up
definition 21: to make (a photographic picture).
They take snapshots when they are on vacation.
similar words:
capture, film, photograph, shoot
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
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
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to obtain possession.
similar words:
levy, seize
definition 2: to be effective.
The medicine took, and he is well again.
synonyms:
act, succeed, work
similar words:
function, perform, prevail, root
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
definition 4: to gain favor or wide appeal.
The band's new release certainly took.
synonyms:
click, prevail, succeed
similar words:
obtain, work
definition 5: to detract (usu. fol. by "from").
Her poor posture takes from her appearance.
synonyms:
detract
similar words:
deduct, lessen
definition 6: to become.
She took sick and canceled her trip.
synonyms:
become, get, grow
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phrase: take (something) up with, take after, take away, take back, take down, take for, take for granted, take in, take off, take on, take one's time, take out, take over, take part, take turns, take up, take up with (someone)
 
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
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
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
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
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
derivations: takable (takeable) (adj.), taker (n.)
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