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- 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)
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), 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.Please take this; it's heavy.- synonyms:
- grab, grasp, nab, seize
- antonyms:
- give
- 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 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
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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 release 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 |
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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) |
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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 |
| derivations: |
takable (takeable) (adj.), taker (n.) |
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