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take (t k)v. took (t k), tak·en (t k n), tak·ing, takes v.tr.1. To get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice, especially: a. To capture physically; seize: take an enemy fortress. b. To seize with authority; confiscate. c. To kill, snare, or trap (fish or game, for example). d. Sports & Games To acquire in a game or competition; win: took the crown in horseracing. e. Sports & Games To defeat: Our team took the visitors three to one. f. Sports To catch (a ball in play), especially in baseball: The player took it on the fly. 2. To grasp with the hands; grip: Take your partner's hand. 3. To encounter or catch in a particular situation; come upon; discover: Your actions took me by surprise. 4. To deal a blow to; strike or hit: The boxer took his opponent a sharp jab to the ribs. 5. To affect favorably or winsomely; charm or captivate: She was taken by the puppy. 6. a. To put (food or drink, for example) into the body; eat or drink: took a little soup for dinner. b. To draw in; inhale: took a deep breath. 7. To expose one's body to (healthful or pleasurable treatment, for example): take the sun; take the waters at a spa. 8. To bring or receive into a particular relation, association, or other connection: take a new partner into the firm; take a company national. 9. To engage in sex with. 10. To accept and place under one's care or keeping. 11. To appropriate for one's own or another's use or benefit; obtain by purchase; secure or buy: We always take season tickets. 12. To assume for oneself: take all the credit.a. To charge or oblige oneself with the fulfillment of (a task or duty, for example); commit oneself to: She took the position of chair of the committee. b. To pledge one's obedience to; impose (a vow or promise) upon oneself. c. To impose upon oneself; subject oneself to: We took extra time to do the job properly. d. To accept or adopt for one's own: She took his side in the dispute. e. To put forth or adopt as a point of argument, defense, or discussion. f. To require or have as a fitting or proper accompaniment: Transitive verbs take a direct object. 13. To pick out; select or choose: take any card.a. To choose for one's own use; avail oneself of the use of: We took a rented car. b. To use (something) as when in operation: This camera takes 35mm film. c. To use (something) as a means of conveyance or transportation: take a train to Pittsburgh. d. To use (something) as a means of safety or refuge: take shelter from the storm. e. To choose and then adopt (a particular route or direction) while on foot or while operating a vehicle: Take a right at the next corner. The driver downshifted to take the corner. 14. To assume occupancy of: take a seat. 15. To require (something) as a basic necessity: It takes money to live in that town. 16. To obtain from a source; derive or draw: The book takes its title from the Bible. 17. To obtain, as through measurement or a specified procedure: took the patient's temperature. 18. To write or make a record of, especially in shorthand or cursive writing: take a letter; take notes. 19. To create (an image, likeness, or representation), as by drawing, painting, or photography: took a picture of us. 20. To include or distribute (a charge) in a financial record. 21. a. To accept (something owed, offered, or given) either reluctantly or willingly: take a bribe. b. To submit to (something inflicted); undergo or suffer: didn't take his punishment well. c. To put up with; endure or tolerate: I've had about all I can take from them. d. Baseball To refrain from swinging at (a pitched ball). e. To be affected with; catch: The child took the flu. f. To be hit or penetrated by: took a lot of punches; took a bullet in the leg. g. To withstand: The dam took the heavy flood waters. 22. a. To accept or believe (something put forth) as true: I'll take your word. b. To follow (advice, a suggestion, or a lead, for example). c. To accept, handle, or deal with in a particular way: He takes things in stride. d. To consider in a particular relation or from a particular viewpoint: take the bitter with the sweet. 23. To undertake, make, or perform: take a walk; take a decision. 24. a. To allow to come in; give access or admission to; admit: The boat took a lot of water but remained afloat. b. To provide room for; accommodate: We can't take more than 100 guests. c. To become saturated or impregnated with (dye, for example). 25. a. To understand or interpret: May I take your smile as an indication of approval? b. To consider; assume: Take the matter as settled. c. To consider to be equal to; reckon: We take their number at 1,000. d. To perceive or feel; experience: She took a dislike to his intrusions. 26. To carry, convey, lead, or cause to go along to another place: Don't forget to take your umbrella. This bus takes you to New York. See Usage Note at bring. 27. To remove from a place: take the dishes from the sink. 28. To secure by removing: The dentist took two molars. 29. To cause to die; kill or destroy: The blight took these tomatoes. 30. To subtract: take 15 from 30. 31. To exact: The storm took its toll. 32. a. To commit and apply oneself to the study of: take art lessons; take Spanish. b. To study for with success: took a degree in law. 33. Informal To swindle, defraud, or cheat: You've really been taken. v.intr.1. To acquire possession. 2. To engage or mesh; catch, as gears or other mechanical parts. 3. To start growing; root or germinate: Have the seeds taken? 4. To have the intended effect; operate or work: The skin graft took. 5. To gain popularity or favor: The television series, which didn't take, was later canceled. 6. To become: He took sick. n.1. a. The act or process of taking. b. That which is taken. 2. a. A quantity collected at one time, especially the amount of profit or receipts taken on a business arrangement or venture. b. The number of fish, game birds, or other animals killed or captured at one time. 3. Sports The amount of money collected as admission to a sporting event; the gate. 4. The uninterrupted running of a movie or television camera or a set of recording equipment in filming a movie or television program or cutting a record. 5. a. A scene filmed or televised without interrupting the run of the camera. b. A recording made in a single session. 6. a. A physical reaction, such as a rash, indicating a successful vaccination. b. A successful graft. 7. Slang An attempt or a try: He got the answer on the third take. 8. Informal An interpretation or assessment, as of an event: The mayor was asked for his take on the judge's decision. Phrasal Verbs: take after1. To follow as an example. 2. To resemble in appearance, temperament, or character. take apart1. To divide into parts after disassembling. 2. To dissect or analyze (a theory, for example), usually in an effort to discover hidden or innate flaws or weaknesses. 3. Slang To beat up; thrash. take back To retract (something stated or written). take down1. To bring to a lower position from a higher one. 2. To take apart; dismantle: take down the Christmas tree. 3. To lower the arrogance or the self-esteem of (a person): really took him down during the debate. 4. To put down in writing. take for1. To regard as: Do you take me for a fool? 2. To consider mistakenly: Don't take silence for approval. take in1. To grant admittance to; receive as a guest or an employee. 2. To reduce in size; make smaller or shorter: took in the waist on the pair of pants. 3. To include or constitute. 4. To understand: couldn't take in the meaning of the word. 5. To deceive or swindle: was taken in by a confidence artist. 6. To look at thoroughly; view: took in the sights. 7. To accept (work) to be done in one's house for pay: took in typing. 8. To convey (a prisoner) to a police station. take off1. To remove, as clothing: take one's coat off; take off one's galoshes. 2. To release: took the brake off. 3. To deduct as a discount: took 20 percent off. 4. To carry off or away. 5. Slang a. To go off; leave: took off in a hurry. b. To achieve wide use or popularity: a new movie that really took off. 6. To rise into the air or begin flight: The plane took off on time. 7. To discontinue: took off the commuter special. 8. To withhold service due, as from one's work: I'm taking off three days during May. take on1. To undertake or begin to handle: took on extra responsibilities. 2. To hire; engage: took on more workers during the harvest. 3. To oppose in competition: a wrestler who took on all comers. 4. Informal To display violent or passionate emotion: Don't take on so! 5. To acquire (an appearance, for example) as or as if one's own: Over the years he has taken on the look of a banker. take out1. To extract; remove: took the splinter out. 2. To secure (a license, for example) by application to an authority. 3. Informal To escort, as a date. 4. To give vent to: Don't take your frustration out in such an aggressive manner. 5. To obtain as an equivalent in a different form: took out the money owed in services. 6. Informal To begin a course; set out: The police took out after the thieves. 7. Slang a. To kill; murder: Two snipers took out an enemy platoon. b. To search for and destroy in an armed attack or other such encounter: Combat pilots, flying low to avoid radar, took out the guerrilla leader's bunker in a single mission. take over1. To assume control, management, or responsibility. 2. To assume the control or management of or the responsibility for: She took over the job after he left. 3. To become dominant: Our defense took over in the second half of the game. take to1. To have recourse to; go to, as for safety: took to the woods. 2. To develop as a habit or a steady practice: take to drink. 3. To become fond of or attached to: "Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other" Jack Kerouac. take up1. To raise; lift. 2. To reduce in size; shorten or tighten: take up a gown. 3. To pay off (an outstanding debt, mortgage, or note). 4. To accept (an option, bet, or challenge) as offered. 5. To begin again; resume: Let's take up where we left off. 6. To use up, consume, or occupy: The extra duties took up most of my time. 7. To develop an interest in or devotion to: take up mountain climbing. 8. To deal with: Let's take up each problem one at a time. 9. To assume: took up a friendly attitude. 10. To absorb or adsorb: crops taking up nutrients. 11. To enter into (a profession or business): took up engineering. Idioms: on the take Informal Taking or seeking to take bribes or illegal income: "There were policemen on the take" Scott Turow. take a bath Informal To experience serious financial loss: "Small investors who latched on to hot new issues took a bath in Wall Street" Paul A. Samuelson. take account of To take into consideration. take away from To detract from: Drab curtains took away from the otherwise lovely room. take care To be careful: Take care or you will slip on the ice. take care of To assume responsibility for the maintenance, support, or treatment of. take charge To assume control or command. take effect1. To become operative, as under law or regulation: The curfew takes effect at midnight. 2. To produce the desired reaction: The antibiotics at last began to take effect. take exception To express opposition by argument; object to: took exception to the prosecutor's line of questioning. take five/ten Slang To take a short rest or break, as of five or ten minutes. take for granted1. To consider as true, real, or forthcoming; anticipate correctly. 2. To underestimate the value of: a publisher who took the editors for granted. take heart To be confident or courageous. take hold1. To seize, as by grasping. 2. To become established: The newly planted vines quickly took hold. take it1. To understand; assume: As I take it, they won't accept the proposal. 2. Informal To endure abuse, criticism, or other harsh treatment: If you can dish it out, you've got to learn to take it. take it on the chin Slang To endure punishment, suffering, or defeat. take it or leave it To accept or reject unconditionally. take it out on Informal To abuse (someone) in venting one's own anger. take kindly to1. To be receptive to: take kindly to constructive criticism. 2. To be naturally attracted or fitted to; thrive on. take lying down Informal To submit to harsh treatment with no resistance: refused to take the snub lying down. take notice of To pay attention to. take (one's) breath away To put into a state of awe or shock. take (one's) time To act slowly or at one's leisure. take place To happen; occur. take root1. To become established or fixed. 2. To become rooted. take shape To take on a distinctive form. take sick Chiefly Southern U.S. To become ill. take sides To associate with and support a particular faction, group, cause, or person. take stock1. To take an inventory. 2. To make an estimate or appraisal, as of resources or of oneself. take stock in To trust, believe in, or attach importance to. take the bench Law To assume a judicial position. take the cake1. To be the most outrageous or disappointing. 2. To win the prize; be outstanding. take the count1. To be defeated. 2. Sports To be counted out in boxing. take the fall/hit Slang To incur blame or censure, either willingly or unwillingly: a senior official who took the fall for the failed intelligence operation. take the floor To rise to deliver a formal speech, as to an assembly. take the heat Slang To incur and endure heavy censure or criticism: had a reputation for being able to take the heat in a crisis. take to the cleaners Slang To take all the money or possessions of, especially by outsmarting or swindling. take up for To support (a person or group, for example) in an argument. take up the cudgels To join in a dispute, especially in defense of a participant. take up with Informal To begin to associate with; consort with: took up with a fast crowd.
[Middle English taken, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka.]
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take Verb [taking, took, taken] 1. to remove from a place, usually by grasping with the hand: he took a fifty-dollar note from his wallet 2. to accompany or escort: he took me home 3. to use as a means of transport: we took a taxi 4. to conduct or lead: that road takes you to Preston 5. to obtain possession of (something), often dishonestly: they had taken everything most precious to us 6. to seize or capture: her husband had been taken by the rebels 7. (in games such as chess or cards) to win or capture (a piece, trick, etc.) 8. to choose or select (something to use or buy): I'll take the green one, please 9. to put an end to: he took his own life 10. to require (time, resources, or ability): this would have taken years to set up 11. to use as a particular case: take a friend of mine for example 12. to find and make use of (a seat, flat, etc.) 13. to accept the duties of: the legitimate government will take office 14. to receive in a specified way: my mother took it calmly 15. to receive and make use of: she took the opportunity to splash her heated face 16. to eat or drink: all food substances are toxic if taken in excess 17. to perform (an action, esp. a beneficial one): she took a deep breath 18. to accept (something that is offered or given): she took a job as a waitress 19. to put into effect: taking military action simply 20. to make (a photograph) 21. to write down or copy: taking notes 22. to work at or study: taking painting lessons 23. to do or sit (a test, exam, etc.) 24. to begin to experience or feel: he took an interest in psychoanalysis 25. to accept (responsibility, blame, or credit) 26. to accept as valid: I take your point 27. to stand up to or endure: I can't take this harassment any more 28. to wear a particular size of shoes or clothes: what size of shoes do you take? 29. to have a capacity of or room for: the Concert Hall can take about 2500 people 30. to ascertain by measuring: she comes after breakfast to take her pulse and temperature 31. to subtract or deduct: take seven from eleven 32. to aim or direct: he took a few steps towards the door 33. (of a shop, club, etc.) to make (a specified amount of money) from sales, tickets, etc.: films that take no money at the box office 34. to have or produce the intended effect: the dye hasn't taken on your shoes 35. (of seedlings) to start growing successfully 40. take it to assume or believe: I take it that means they don't want to leave 43. take upon oneself to assume the right or duty (to do something) 44. take your time use as much time as you need Noun 1. Films, music one of a series of recordings from which the best will be selected 2. Informal, chiefly US a version or interpretation: Minnelli's bleak take on the story
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | take - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"income - the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time economic rent, rent - the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions payback - financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment) | | 2. | take - the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruptionretake - a shot or scene that is photographed again | | Verb | 1. | take - carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 2. | take - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions" be - spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | | 3. | take - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"hand - guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" usher, show - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" | | 4. | take - get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" seize - take or capture by force; "The terrorists seized the politicians"; "The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages" discerp, dismember, take apart - divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war" bear away, bear off, carry away, take away, carry off - remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; "Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands"; "The car carried us off to the meeting"; "I'll take you away on a holiday"; "I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry" take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights" | | 5. | take - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior" | | 6. | take - 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?"; "You can't take credit for this!"read - to hear and understand; "I read you loud and clear!" construe, interpret, see - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" | | 7. | take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" fetch - take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!" bring - be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day" ferry - transport from one place to another tube - convey in a tube; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail" whisk - move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo" land - bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" | | 8. | take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"adopt, take in - take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" take away - take from a person or place; "We took the abused child away from its parents" collect, take in - call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent" confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" sequester - requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered" pocket - put in one's pocket; "He pocketed the change" assume, take over, accept, bear - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" snaffle, snap up, grab - get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale" call back, withdraw, call in, recall - cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" deprive, divest, strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" unburden - free or relieve (someone) of a burden take in - visit for entertainment; "take in the sights" draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | | 9. | take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" | | 10. | take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"anoint - choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group" field - select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl" sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates" draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number" plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates" pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully" elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically" cull out, winnow - select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants" set apart, assign, specify - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" think of - choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25" adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" vote in - elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton" elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board" nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission" vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" | | 11. |  take - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" welcome - accept gladly; "I welcome your proposals" honor, honour - accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts" absorb, take over - take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something" assume, take over, accept, bear - take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" | | 12. | take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"assume, take up, strike, take - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" | | 13. | take - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"contemplate - consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job" trifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" abstract - consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example" warm to - become excited about; "He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica" | | 14. | take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" exact, claim, take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" govern - require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German" draw - require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches" cost - require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice; "This mistake cost him his job" compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation" | | 15. | take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"submit, take - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" experience, have, receive, get - go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" | | 16. | take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"photograph, shoot, snap - record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" | | 17. | take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"harvest - remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals" tip - remove the tip from; "tip artichokes" stem - remove the stem from; "for automatic natural language processing, the words must be stemmed" enucleate - remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container undress, disinvest, divest, strip - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" ablate - remove an organ or bodily structure clean, pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" clean - remove shells or husks from; "clean grain before milling it" winnow - blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff" pick - remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone" clear up, clear - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat" muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine lift - remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table" lift - take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure" lift - remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs" tear away, tear off - rip off violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror" take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!" take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" stone, pit - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" unhinge - remove the hinges from; "unhinge the door" shuck - remove the shucks from; "shuck corn" hull - remove the hulls from; "hull the berries" crumb - remove crumbs from; "crumb the table" chip away, chip away at - remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life" burl - remove the burls from cloth knock out - destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out" husk, shell - remove the husks from; "husk corn" flick - remove with a flick (of the hand) dismantle, strip - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" strip - remove a constituent from a liquid clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" defang - remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake" debone, bone - remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it" shell - remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels" shuck - remove from the shell; "shuck oysters" detusk, tusk - remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant" dehorn - prevent the growth of horns of certain animals scalp - remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped" weed - clear of weeds; "weed the garden" | | 18. | take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"hit - consume to excess; "hit the bottle" habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" partake, touch - consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" swallow, get down - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" sup - take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon | | 19. |  take - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"test - undergo a test; "She doesn't test well" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" | | 20. |  take - make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"co-opt - take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it" | | 21. | take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"rescue - take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners" scale - take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort" extort - obtain through intimidation take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" retake, recapture - take back by force, as after a battle; "The military forces managed to recapture the fort" relieve - take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100" steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" sack, plunder - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome" | | 22. |  take - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" fill, occupy, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" | | 23. |  take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"profess - receive into a religious order or congregation accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" | | 24. | take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"incur, obtain, receive, get, find - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" | | 25. | take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"audit - attend academic courses without getting credit train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" | | 26. | take - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" | | 27. | take - head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"head - to go or travel towards; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" | | 28. |  take - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"target, direct, aim, place, point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" draw a bead on - aim with a gun; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit" hold - aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames" turn - direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" swing - hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" point, level, charge - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" level - aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody" position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation sight - take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) | | 29. | take - be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"become, get, go - enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" | | 30. | take - have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"feature, have - have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" carry - have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance" | | 31. | take - engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" | | 32. | take - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" | | 33. | take - buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store" draw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" | | 34. | take - to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm" | | 35. | take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out, know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" | | 36. | take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" | | 37. |  take - be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" | | 38. | take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" | | 39. | take - develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars" | | 40. | take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"driving - the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal motor, drive - travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater" drive - operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" drive - cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" | | 41. | take - obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"win - be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" | | 42. | take - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"sicken, come down - get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" catch - contract; "did you catch a cold?" catch - contract; "did you catch a cold?" |
take verb 5. steal, nick ( slang), chiefly Brit. appropriate, pocket, pinch ( informal) carry off, swipe ( slang) run off with, blag ( slang) walk off with, misappropriate, cart off ( slang) purloin, filch, help yourself to, gain possession of << OPPOSITE return verb 7. tolerate, stand, bear, suffer, weather, go through, brave, stomach, endure, undergo, swallow, brook, hack ( slang) abide, put up with ( informal) withstand, submit to, countenance, pocket, thole Scot. << OPPOSITE avoid verb 16. work, succeed, do the trick ( informal) have effect, be efficacious << OPPOSITE fail noun 17. ( Informal), chiefly U.S. takings, profits, revenue, return, gate, yield, proceeds, haul, receipts take it assume, suppose, presume, expect, imagine, guess ( informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. take off 1. lift off, leave the ground, take to the air, become airborne take someone for something (Informal) regard as, see as, believe to be, consider to be, think of as, deem to be, perceive to be, hold to be, judge to be, reckon to be, presume to be, look on as take someone in take someone off ( Informal) parody, imitate, mimic, mock, ridicule, ape, caricature, send up Brit. ( informal) spoof ( informal) travesty, impersonate, lampoon, burlesque, satirize take someone on 1. compete against, face, contend with, fight, oppose, vie with, pit yourself against, enter the lists against, match yourself against take something back 1. return, bring back, send back, hand back take something down take something in take something off take something on take something over gain control of, take command of, assume control of, come to power in, become leader of take something up take to someone like, get on with, warm to, be taken with, be pleased by, become friendly with, conceive an affection for take to something 1. start, resort to, make a habit of, have recourse to  Translationstake [teɪk] [ pt took, pp taken] vt → tomar (= grab); coger (SP); agarrar (LAM) (= gain) [+ prize] → ganar (= require) [+ effort, courage] → exigir (= support weight of); aguantar (= hold) [+ passengers etc] → tener cabida para (= accompany, bring, carry); llevar [+ exam]; presentarse a (= conduct) [+ meeting] → presidirto take notes → tomar apuntes; I only took Russian for one year → sólo estudié ruso un año; I took him for a doctor → le tenía por médico; it won't take long → durará poco; to be taken with sb/sth (= attracted) → tomarle cariño a algn/tomarle gusto a algo; I take it that ... → supongo que ...take after vt fus → parecerse a take back vt (= return) → devolver [+ one's words]; retractar take off vi ( AVIAT) → despegar, decolar (LAM) don't take it out on me! → ¡no te desquites conmigo!to take to doing sth → aficionarse a (hacer) algotake up vt [+ a dress] → acortar (= occupy) [+ time, space] → ocupar (= engage in) [+ hobby etc] → dedicarse a (= absorb) [+ liquids] → absorber (= accept) [+ offer, challenge] → aceptar vi to take up with sb → hacerse amigo de algn take upon vt to take it upon o.s. to do sth → encargarse de hacer algo take [teɪk] [ took , pt , taken , pp ] [tuk, ˈteɪkn] vt → prendre (= gain) [+ prize] → remporter (= require) [+ effort, courage] → demander (= tolerate); accepter, supporter (= hold) [+ passengers etc] → contenir (= accompany); emmener, accompagner (= bring, carry); apporter, emporter [+ exam]; passer, se présenter à (= conduct) [+ meeting] → présidern ( Cine) → prise f de vues; I take it that → je suppose que; to |
