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Quick definitions from WordNet (take)
▸ noun: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
▸ noun: the income arising from land or other property
▸ verb: head into a specified direction
▸ verb: experience or feel or submit to ("Take a test")
▸ verb: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort ("Take shelter from the storm")
▸ verb: take into one's possession ("I'll take three salmon steaks")
▸ verb: take by force
▸ verb: buy, select ("I'll take a pound of that sausage")
▸ verb: make use of or accept for some purpose ("Take a risk")
▸ verb: as of time or space
▸ verb: develop a habit
▸ verb: carry out ("Take action")
▸ verb: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial ("Take a pulse")
▸ verb: be seized or affected in a specified way ("Take sick")
▸ verb: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression ("How should I take this message?")
▸ verb: accept or undergo, often unwillingly
▸ verb: obtain by winning ("Winner takes all")
▸ verb: get into one's hands, take physically ("Take a cookie!")
▸ verb: have sex with; archaic use ("He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable")
▸ verb: travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route ("He takes the bus to work")
▸ verb: receive willingly something given or offered
▸ verb: assume, as of positions or roles
▸ verb: be capable of holding or containing ("This box won't take all the items")
▸ verb: be designed to hold or take ("This surface will not take the dye")
▸ verb: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives ("Take any one of these cards")
▸ verb: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes ("Take the case of China")
▸ verb: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
▸ verb: lay claim to; as of an idea
▸ verb: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
▸ verb: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment ("Take a swipe at one's opponent")
▸ verb: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract ("Take the gun from your pocket")
▸ verb: proceed along in a vehicle
▸ verb: occupy or take on
▸ verb: take somebody somewhere ("Can you take me to the main entrance?")
▸ verb: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere ("Take these letters to the boss")
▸ verb: receive or obtain by regular payment ("We take the Times every day")
▸ verb: admit into a group or community
▸ verb: have with oneself; have on one's person ("She always takes an umbrella")
▸ verb: make a film or photograph of something ("Take a scene")
▸ verb: be a student of a certain subject
▸ verb: serve oneself to, or consume regularly ("I don't take sugar in my coffee")
▸ verb: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
▸ verb: engage for service under a term of contract ("Shall we take a guide in Rome?")
▸ verb: require as useful, just, or proper ("It takes nerve to do what she did")
▸ Also see took
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to take
▸ Usage examples for take
▸ Idioms related to take (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing take
▸ Words that often appear near take
▸ Rhymes of take
▸ Invented words related to take
▸ noun: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
▸ noun: the income arising from land or other property
▸ verb: head into a specified direction
▸ verb: experience or feel or submit to ("Take a test")
▸ verb: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort ("Take shelter from the storm")
▸ verb: take into one's possession ("I'll take three salmon steaks")
▸ verb: take by force
▸ verb: buy, select ("I'll take a pound of that sausage")
▸ verb: make use of or accept for some purpose ("Take a risk")
▸ verb: as of time or space
▸ verb: develop a habit
▸ verb: carry out ("Take action")
▸ verb: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial ("Take a pulse")
▸ verb: be seized or affected in a specified way ("Take sick")
▸ verb: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression ("How should I take this message?")
▸ verb: accept or undergo, often unwillingly
▸ verb: obtain by winning ("Winner takes all")
▸ verb: get into one's hands, take physically ("Take a cookie!")
▸ verb: have sex with; archaic use ("He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable")
▸ verb: travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route ("He takes the bus to work")
▸ verb: receive willingly something given or offered
▸ verb: assume, as of positions or roles
▸ verb: be capable of holding or containing ("This box won't take all the items")
▸ verb: be designed to hold or take ("This surface will not take the dye")
▸ verb: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives ("Take any one of these cards")
▸ verb: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes ("Take the case of China")
▸ verb: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
▸ verb: lay claim to; as of an idea
▸ verb: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
▸ verb: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment ("Take a swipe at one's opponent")
▸ verb: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract ("Take the gun from your pocket")
▸ verb: proceed along in a vehicle
▸ verb: occupy or take on
▸ verb: take somebody somewhere ("Can you take me to the main entrance?")
▸ verb: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere ("Take these letters to the boss")
▸ verb: receive or obtain by regular payment ("We take the Times every day")
▸ verb: admit into a group or community
▸ verb: have with oneself; have on one's person ("She always takes an umbrella")
▸ verb: make a film or photograph of something ("Take a scene")
▸ verb: be a student of a certain subject
▸ verb: serve oneself to, or consume regularly ("I don't take sugar in my coffee")
▸ verb: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
▸ verb: engage for service under a term of contract ("Shall we take a guide in Rome?")
▸ verb: require as useful, just, or proper ("It takes nerve to do what she did")
▸ Also see took
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to take
▸ Usage examples for take
▸ Idioms related to take (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing take
▸ Words that often appear near take
▸ Rhymes of take
▸ Invented words related to take