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take
(t/eI/k )

noun (n)

  • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property(noun.possession)
    Synonym:
    issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Taken.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • carry out(verb.social)
    Example:
    Take action.
    Take steps.
    Take vengeance.
    Synonym:
    run
    source: wordnet30
  • require (time or space)(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    occupy, use up
    source: wordnet30
  • take somebody somewhere(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Can you take me to the main entrance?.
    Synonym:
    conduct, direct, guide, lead
    source: wordnet30
  • get into one's hands, take physically(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Take a cookie!.
    Can you take this bag, please.
    Synonym:
    get hold of
    source: wordnet30
  • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    acquire, adopt, assume, take on
    source: wordnet30
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    How should I take this message?.
    You can't take credit for this!.
    Synonym:
    read
    source: wordnet30
  • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Take these letters to the boss.
    Synonym:
    bring, convey
    source: wordnet30
  • take into one's possession(verb.possession)
    Example:
    I'll take three salmon steaks.
    Antonym:
    give
    source: wordnet30
  • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He takes the bus to work.
    She takes Route 1 to Newark.
    source: wordnet30
  • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    Take any one of these cards.
    Synonym:
    choose, pick out, select
    source: wordnet30
  • receive willingly something given or offered(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    accept, have
    Antonym:
    decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down
    source: wordnet30
  • assume, as of positions or roles(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    fill, occupy
    source: wordnet30
  • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    Take the case of China.
    Synonym:
    consider, deal, look at
    source: wordnet30
  • require as useful, just, or proper(verb.stative)
    Example:
    It takes nerve to do what she did.
    Synonym:
    ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require
    Antonym:
    eliminate, obviate, rid of
    source: wordnet30
  • experience or feel or submit to(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Take a test.
    Take the plunge.
    source: wordnet30
  • make a film or photograph of something(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Take a scene.
    Synonym:
    film, shoot
    source: wordnet30
  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract(verb.change)
    Example:
    Take the gun from your pocket.
    Synonym:
    remove, take away, withdraw
    source: wordnet30
  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    I don't take sugar in my coffee.
    Synonym:
    consume, have, ingest, take in
    Antonym:
    abstain, desist, refrain
    source: wordnet30
  • accept or undergo, often unwillingly(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    submit
    source: wordnet30
  • make use of or accept for some purpose(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Take a risk.
    Take an opportunity.
    Synonym:
    accept
    source: wordnet30
  • take by force(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    force, storm
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy or take on(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    assume, strike, take up
    source: wordnet30
  • admit into a group or community(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    accept, admit, take on
    source: wordnet30
  • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial(verb.change)
    Example:
    Take a pulse.
    A reading was taken of the earth's tremors.
    source: wordnet30
  • be a student of a certain subject(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    learn, read, study
    source: wordnet30
  • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    claim, exact
    source: wordnet30
  • head into a specified direction(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    make
    source: wordnet30
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards(verb.competition)
    Example:
    Take a swipe at one's opponent.
    Synonym:
    aim, direct, take aim, train
    source: wordnet30
  • be seized or affected in a specified way(verb.change)
    Example:
    Take sick.
    Be taken drunk.
    source: wordnet30
  • have with oneself; have on one's person(verb.stative)
    Example:
    She always takes an umbrella.
    Synonym:
    carry, pack
    source: wordnet30
  • engage for service under a term of contract(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Shall we take a guide in Rome?.
    Synonym:
    charter, engage, hire, lease, rent
    source: wordnet30
  • receive or obtain regularly(verb.possession)
    Example:
    We take the Times every day.
    Synonym:
    subscribe, subscribe to
    source: wordnet30
  • buy, select(verb.possession)
    Example:
    I'll take a pound of that sausage.
    source: wordnet30
  • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Take shelter from the storm.
    source: wordnet30
  • have sex with; archaic use(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable.
    Synonym:
    have
    source: wordnet30
  • lay claim to; as of an idea(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    claim
    Antonym:
    disclaim
    source: wordnet30
  • be designed to hold or take(verb.stative)
    Example:
    This surface will not take the dye.
    source: wordnet30
  • be capable of holding or containing(verb.stative)
    Example:
    This box won't take all the items.
    Synonym:
    contain, hold
    source: wordnet30
  • develop a habit(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • proceed along in a vehicle(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    drive
    source: wordnet30
  • obtain by winning(verb.competition)
    Example:
    Winner takes all.
    source: wordnet30
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    contract, get
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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