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UK
/tˈeɪk/
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[ US /ˈteɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈteɪk/ ]
VERB
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make use of or accept for some purpose
take an opportunity
take a risk -
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
She takes Route 1 to Newark
He takes the bus to work -
require (time or space)
It took three hours to get to work this morning
This event occupied a very short time -
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
take shelter from the storm -
head into a specified direction
The escaped convict took to the hills
We made for the mountains -
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
We took a pay cut -
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Consider the following case
Take the case of China -
engage for service under a term of contract
Let's rent a car
We took an apartment on a quiet street
Shall we take a guide in Rome? -
receive willingly something given or offered
I won't have this dog in my house!
The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
Please accept my present -
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
he adopted an air of superiority
His voice took on a sad tone
She assumed strange manners
The story took a new turn
The gods assume human or animal form in these fables -
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
He trained his gun on the burglar
Take a swipe at one's opponent
Please don't aim at your little brother!
Don't train your camera on the women -
buy, select
I'll take a pound of that sausage -
have with oneself; have on one's person
She always takes an umbrella
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
I always carry money -
develop a habit
He took to visiting bars -
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
I read this address as a satire
How should I take this message? -
require as useful, just, or proper
It takes nerve to do what she did
This job asks a lot of patience and skill
success usually requires hard work
This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice -
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
This brings me to the main point
Bring me the box from the other room
Take these letters to the boss -
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Take any one of these cards
Choose a good husband for your daughter -
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
The hard work took its toll on her
the accident claimed three lives -
occupy or take on
She took up her position behind the tree
strike a pose
He assumes the lotus position
We took our seats in the orchestra
She took her seat on the stage -
admit into a group or community
We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
accept students for graduate study -
be designed to hold or take
This surface will not take the dye -
lay claim to; as of an idea
She took credit for the whole idea -
make a film or photograph of something
take a scene
shoot a movie -
experience or feel or submit to
Take the plunge
Take a test -
take by force
Hitler took the Baltic Republics
The army took the fort on the hill -
receive or obtain regularly
We take the Times every day -
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
I don't take sugar in my coffee
Have another bowl of chicken soup! -
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
remove a wrapper
take the gun from your pocket
remove a threat
This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Remove the dirty dishes from the table -
have sex with; archaic use
He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable -
carry out
take action
take vengeance
take steps -
proceed along in a vehicle
We drive the turnpike to work -
be a student of a certain subject
She is reading for the bar exam -
take somebody somewhere
can you take me to the main entrance?
We lead him to our chief
He conducted us to the palace -
obtain by winning
Winner takes all
He took first prize -
be seized or affected in a specified way
be taken drunk
take sick -
take into one's possession
We are taking an orphan from Romania
I'll take three salmon steaks -
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
A reading was taken of the earth's tremors
take a pulse -
get into one's hands, take physically
Take a cookie!
Can you take this bag, please -
be capable of holding or containing
This box won't take all the items
The flask holds one gallon -
assume, as of positions or roles
She took the job as director of development
the young prince will soon occupy the throne
he occupies the position of manager -
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
She came down with pneumonia
He got AIDS
She took a chill
NOUN
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the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
the average return was about 5% - the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
How To Use take In A Sentence
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- In this edition, such mistakes are corrected, and the original errata slips are also published.
- When the moment finally comes, one look through his cataract lenses is all it takes. Christianity Today
- During adolescence , boys and girls will take on secondary sexual characteristics.
- He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
- If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
- So, did it take a row over a ban on journalists to enable him to penetrate the secret that the regime is not a model of benignity?
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
