TAKE
\tˈe͡ɪk], \tˈeɪk], \t_ˈeɪ_k]\
Definitions of TAKE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
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assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
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get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
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have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
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as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
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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"
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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!"
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accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
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the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
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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"
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
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obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
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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"
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proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
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head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
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experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
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to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
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take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
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take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
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buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
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develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
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carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
By Princeton University
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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"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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consider, as of an example; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
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be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
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assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
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get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
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have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
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as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
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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"
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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!"
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accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
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the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
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be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene.
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To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head.
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Taken.
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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.
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To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
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To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
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To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
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To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.
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To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
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To draw; to deduce; to derive.
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To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.
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To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
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To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery.
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In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
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To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
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To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
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Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
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To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.
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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.
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To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
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That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
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The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
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To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; - with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
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To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; - used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
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To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; - usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge.
By Oddity Software
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To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene.
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To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head.
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Taken.
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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.
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To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
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To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
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To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
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To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.
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To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
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To draw; to deduce; to derive.
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To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.
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To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
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To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery.
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In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
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To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
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To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
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Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
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To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.
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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.
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To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
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That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
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The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
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To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; - with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
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To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; - used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
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To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; - usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge.
By Noah Webster.
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Taken.
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To lay or seize hold of; obtain; receive into one's hold or possession; as, to take six yards of silk; capture; engage or interest; as, to take the eye; choose; employ; assume; as, to take another name; quote; as, to take a passage from a play; subtract; transport; require or demand; as, it takes time to learn to swim; to contract by infection; to regard or look upon; as, to take a man for a detective; to observe; to gather; as, I took this meaning from what he said; to experience; as, he took much comfort in his home; to make or perform, as a journey; to resort to; as, she has taken up music; to find out; as, to take his measure; to accept; to receive into the body, as medicine; to make a photograph of.
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To have recourse; as, the man has taken to drink; colloquially, prove attractive; have the intended effect; as, the inoculation took.
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The amount or quantity received or caught, especially fish.
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Taker.
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Took.
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Taking.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Taker.
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To lay hold of: to get into one's possession: to catch: to capture: to captivate: to receive: to choose: to use: to allow: to understand: to agree to: to become affected with.
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To catch: to have the intended effect: to gain reception, to please: to move or direct the course of: to have recourse to:-pa.t. took; pa.p. taken.
By Daniel Lyons
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To have effect; gain reception; please.
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To receive; seize; capture; catch; choose; use; conduct; convey.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman