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Take

teɪk

Take definitions
verb
took taken take takes taking
  1. lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold

    "Mrs Morgan took another biscuit"

    • capture or gain possession of by force or military means

      "twenty of their ships were sunk or taken"

    • (in bridge, whist, and similar card games) win (a trick)

      "West leads a club enabling his partner to take three tricks in the suit"

    • capture (an opposing piece or pawn)

      "Black takes the rook with his bishop"

    • dismiss a batter from (their wicket)

      "he took seven wickets in the second innings"

    • dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove

      "someone must have sneaked in here and taken it"

    • occupy (a place or position)

      "we found that all the seats were taken"

    • rent (a house)

      "they decided to take a small house in the country"

    • agree to buy (an item)

      "I'll take the one on the end"

    • (of a person) already be married or in an emotional relationship
    • use or have ready to use

      "take half the marzipan and roll out"

    • use as an instance or example in support of an argument

      "let's take Napoleon, for instance"

    • regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical)
    • ascertain by measurement or observation

      "the nurse takes my blood pressure"

    • write down

      "he was taking notes"

    • make (a photograph) with a camera

      "he stopped to take a snap"

    • (especially of illness) suddenly strike or afflict (someone)

      "mum's been taken bad"

    • have sex with
  2. remove (someone or something) from a particular place

    "he took an envelope from his inside pocket"

    • subtract

      "take two from ten"

  3. carry or bring with one; convey

    "he took along a portfolio of his drawings"

    • accompany or guide (someone) to a specified place

      "I'll take you to your room"

    • bring into a specified state

      "the attack took the country to the brink of war"

    • use as a route or a means of transport

      "take the A43 towards Bicester"

  4. accept or receive (someone or something)

    "she was advised to take any job offered"

    • understand or accept as valid

      "I take your point"

    • acquire or assume (a position, state, or form)

      "teaching methods will take various forms"

    • receive (a specified amount of money) as payment or earnings

      "on its first day of trading the shop took 1.6 million roubles"

    • achieve or attain (a victory or result)

      "John Martin took the men's title"

    • act on (an opportunity)

      "he took his chance to get out while the house was quiet"

    • experience or be affected by

      "the lad took a savage beating"

    • react to or regard (news or an event) in a specified way

      "she took the news well"

    • deal with (a physical obstacle or course) in a specified way

      "he takes the corners with no concern for his own safety"

    • regard or view in a specified way

      "he somehow took it as a personal insult"

    • submit to, tolerate, or endure

      "they refused to take it any more"

  5. consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs

    "take an aspirin and lie down"

  6. make, undertake, or perform (an action or task)

    "Lucy took a deep breath"

    • conduct (a ceremony or gathering)
    • be taught or examined in (a subject)

      "some degrees require a student to take a secondary subject"

    • obtain (an academic degree) after fulfilling the required conditions

      "she took a degree in business studies"

  7. require or use up (a specified amount of time)

    "the jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty"

    • (of a task or situation) need or call for (a particular person or thing)

      "it will take an electronics expert to dismantle it"

    • hold; accommodate

      "an exclusive island hideaway that takes just twenty guests"

    • wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article)

      "he only takes size 5 boots"

  8. be attracted or charmed by

    "Billie was very taken with him"

  9. (of a plant or seed) take root or begin to grow; germinate

    "the fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good"

    • (of an added substance) become successfully established

      "these type of grafts take much better than other xenografts"

  10. have or require as part of the appropriate construction

    "verbs which take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object"

noun
take takes
  1. a scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time

    "he completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes"

    • a particular version of or approach to something

      "his own whimsical take on life"

  2. an amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session

    "the take from commodity taxation"

    • the money received at a cinema or theatre for seats
  3. an amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor