Take (IPA: /ˈteɪk/)
| Take (p. p.) |
Taken. |
| Take (v. t.) |
In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To draw; to deduce; to derive. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four. |
| Take (v. t.) |
In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine. |
| Take (v. t.) |
Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies. |
| Take (v. t.) |
To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape. |
| Take (v. i.) |
To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. |
| Take (v. i.) |
To please; to gain reception; to succeed. |
| Take (v. i.) |
To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge. |
| Take (v. i.) |
To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well. |
| Take (n.) |
That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch. |
| Take (n.) |
The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. |
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Single continuous recorded performance |
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Japanese illustrator |
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2007 American crime thriller directed by Charles Oliver |
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Japanese family name (長) |
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Japanese family name (高) |
| Take Synonyms |
Issue, Return, Proceeds, Payoff, Yield, Takings |
| Take Synonyms |
Take In, Accept, Take Over, Take Up, Have |
| Take Synonyms |
Accept |
| Take Synonyms |
Admit, Take On, Accept |
| Take Synonyms |
Accept |
| Take Synonyms |
Train, Direct, Take Aim, Aim |
| Take Synonyms |
Adopt, Acquire, Take On, Assume |
| Take Synonyms |
Strike, Take Up, Assume |
| Take Synonyms |
Bring Forward, Bring, Bring On, Bring Out, Bring Down, Bring Up, Convey |
| Take Synonyms |
Take Out |
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Carry, Pack |
| Take Synonyms |
Choose, Select, Pick Out |
| Take Synonyms |
Claim, Exact |
| Take Synonyms |
Claim |
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Consider, Look At, Deal |
| Take Synonyms |
Consume, Take In, Take Up, Ingest, Have |
| Take Synonyms |
Hold, Contain |
| Take Synonyms |
Contract, Get |
| Take Synonyms |
Drive |
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Fill |
| Take Synonyms |
Shoot, Film |
| Take Synonyms |
Take On, Take In, Take Away, Get Hold Of, Take Apart, Take Up |
| Take Synonyms |
Have |
| Take Synonyms |
Conduct, Direct, Lead, Guide |
| Take Synonyms |
Study, Read, Learn |
| TAKE (Acronym / Abbreviation) |
Talk Action Knowledge Equipment |
Take Rhymes
