IELTS BNC: 51 COCA: 63

take

1 of 2

verb

ˈtāk

took ˈtu̇k

; taken ˈtā-kən

; taking

transitive verb

: to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

: to seize or capture physically

took them as prisoners

: to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

c(1)

: to move against (an opponent's piece, as in chess) and remove from play

(2)

: to win in a card game

able to take 12 tricks

: to acquire by eminent domain

: grasp, grip

take the ax by the handle

: to catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence

taken with a fit of laughing

taken ill

: to catch or come upon in a particular situation or action

was taken unawares

: to gain the approval or liking of : captivate, delight

was quite taken with her at their first meeting

: to receive into one's body (as by swallowing, drinking, or inhaling)

take a pill

: to put oneself into (sun, air, water, etc.) for pleasure or physical benefit

: to partake of : eat

takes dinner about seven

: to bring or receive into a relation or connection

takes just four students a year

it's time he took a wife

: to copulate with

: to transfer into one's own keeping:

: appropriate

someone took my hat

: to obtain or secure for use (as by lease, subscription, or purchase)

take a cottage for the summer

I'll take the red one

took an ad in the paper

: assume

gods often took the likeness of a human being

when the college took its present form

b(1)

: to enter into or undertake the duties of

take a job

take office

(2)

: to move onto or into : move into position on

the home team took the field

take the witness stand

c(1)

: to bind oneself by

take the oath of office

(2)

: to make (a decision) especially with finality or authority

: to impose upon oneself

take the trouble to do good work

take pains to make her feel welcome

e(1)

: to adopt as one's own

take a stand on the issue

take an interest

(2)

: to align or ally oneself with

mother took his side

: to assume as if rightfully one's own or as if granted

take the credit

: to accept the burden or consequences of

took the blame

: to have or assume as a proper part of or accompaniment to itself

transitive verbs take an object

: to secure by winning in competition

took first place

: defeat

: to pick out : choose, select

took the best apple

: to adopt, choose, or avail oneself of for use: such as

: to have recourse to as an instrument for doing something

take a scythe to the weeds

: to use as a means of transportation or progression

take the bus

: to have recourse to for safety or refuge

take shelter

: to go along, into, or through

took a different route

e(1)

: to proceed to occupy

take a seat in the rear

(2)

: to use up (space, time, etc.)

takes a long time to dry

(3)

: need, require

takes a size nine shoe

it takes two to start a fight

: to obtain by deriving from a source : draw

takes its title from the name of the hero

b(1)

: to obtain as the result of a special procedure : ascertain

take the temperature

take a census

(2)

: to get in or as if in writing

take notes

take an inventory

(3)

: to get by drawing or painting or by photography

take a snapshot

(4)

: to get by transference from one surface to another

take a proof

take fingerprints

: to receive or accept whether willingly or reluctantly

take a bribe

will you take this call

take a bet

: such as

a(1)

: to submit to : endure

take a cut in pay

(2)

: withstand

it will take a lot of punishment

(3)

: suffer

took a direct hit

b(1)

: to accept as true : believe

I'll take your word for it

(2)

: follow

take my advice

(3)

: to accept or regard with the mind in a specified way

took the news hard

you take yourself too seriously

: to indulge in and enjoy

was taking his ease on the porch

: to receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation)

we don't take credit cards

: to accept in a usually professional relationship

—often used with on

agreed to take him on as a client

: to refrain from hitting at (a pitched ball)

take a strike

a(1)

: to let in : admit

the boat was taking water fast

(2)

: accommodate

the suitcase wouldn't take another thing

: to be affected injuriously by (something, such as a disease) : contract

take cold

also : to be seized by

take a fit

take fright

: to absorb or become impregnated with (something, such as dye)

also : to be effectively treated by

a surface that takes a fine polish

: apprehend, understand

how should I take your remark

: consider, suppose

I take it you're not going

: reckon, accept

taking a stride at 30 inches

: feel, experience

take pleasure

take an instant dislike to someone

take offense

: to lead, carry, or cause to go along to another place

this bus will take you into town

took an umbrella with her

: to cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity

took the company public

took his team to the finals

: to invite and accompany (someone)

She took me to the movies.

He took her on a date.

They took the kids to the movies.

—often + out

He took her out to dinner.

: to stop prescribing a specified regimen to

—used with off

took him off the medication

: remove

take eggs from a nest

b(1)

: to put an end to (life)

(2)

: to remove by death

was taken in his prime

: subtract

take two from four

: exact

the weather took its toll

: to undertake and make, do, or perform

take a walk

take aim

take legal action

take a test

take a look

: to participate in

take a meeting

: to deal with

take first things first

: to consider or view in a particular relation

taken together, the details were significant

especially : to consider as an example

take style, for instance

c(1)

: to apply oneself to the study of

take music lessons

take French

(2)

: to study for especially successfully

taking a degree in engineering

took holy orders

: to obtain money from especially fraudulently

took me for all I had

: to pass or attempt to pass through, along, or over

took the curve too fast

take the stairs two at a time

intransitive verb

: to obtain possession: such as

: capture

: to receive property under law as one's own

: to lay hold : catch, hold

: to establish a take especially by uniting or growing

90 percent of the grafts take

: to betake oneself : set out : go

take after a purse snatcher

chiefly dialectal

—used as an intensifier or redundantly with a following verb

took and swung at the ball

: to take effect : act, operate

hoped the lesson he taught would take

: to show the natural or intended effect

dry fuel takes readily

: charm, captivate

a taking smile

: detract

: to be seized or attacked in a specified way : become

took sick

taker noun

take

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noun

: a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

was asked for her take on recent developments

also : a distinct treatment or variation

a new take on an old style

: an act or the action of taking: such as

a(1)

: the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene

(2)

: the making of a sound recording

: the action of killing, capturing, or catching something (such as game or fish)

: something that is taken:

: the amount of money received : proceeds, receipts, income

: share, cut

wanted a bigger take

c(1)

: a scene filmed or televised at one time without stopping the camera

(2)

: a sound recording made during a single recording period

especially : a trial recording

: the number or quantity (as of animals, fish, or pelts) taken at one time : catch, haul

: a section or installment done as a unit or at one time

: a local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination (as against smallpox)

: a successful union (as of a graft)

: a visible response or reaction (as to something unexpected)

a delayed take

Choose the Right Synonym for take

take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand.

take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control.

take some salad from the bowl

seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending of something fleeting or elusive when intangible.

seized the suspect

grasp stresses a laying hold so as to have firmly in possession.

grasp the handle and pull

clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding.

clutching her purse

snatch suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than seize.

snatched a doughnut and ran

grab implies more roughness or rudeness than snatch.

grabbed roughly by the arm

Example Sentences

Verb She took her things to her room. It looks like rain. You had better take an umbrella with you. This bus takes you downtown. Her office is down that hallway. I can take you there, if you want me to. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance. She took us for a ride in her new car. He's not the kind of guy you can take home to meet your parents. She took her child to one side and scolded him. I took the pen and signed my name. Take the pan by the handle. Noun It took us 20 takes to get the scene right. She nailed it on the first take. He stands to earn 10 percent of the company's $1 million take on the deal. She was expecting a bigger take. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Avery Cyrus and JoJo Siwa take their new relationship public at the opening night of Jagged Little Pill at the Pantages Theatre in L.A. on Sept. 14.

People Staff, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2022 Of these, 24 have been selected to advance to the semifinals, which take place in Denver on September 26 and 27.

Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022 The 2022 Gotham Awards take place Nov. 28 in New York City.

Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022 The Latin Grammy Awards will take place on Nov. 17 at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022 The winner will take his seat on the council on Nov. 7.

Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2022 The doors of Westminster Abbey, where the queen's funeral will take place, open to invited guests including heads of state.

Joanna Sugden, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022 The 37th annual edition will take place from Nov. 4 to 13.

Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022 The exchange is one of the most significant prisoner swaps to take place under the Biden administration, coming five months after a separate deal with Russia that resulted in the release of Marine veteran Trevor Reed.

Eric Tucker And Rahim Faiez, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2022

Noun

My take is that there is of course some truth there, if exaggerated.

Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Just give people a sense of what those talking points said and what your take is on them.

CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 Viewers can expect a six-episode series hosted by Taylor that asks some of your favorite celebrities what their take is on dating topics.

Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Aug. 2022 Their take was that 19 of 21 points were within the 5% range of probability for matching.

The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Arshia Moorjani’s more advanced take involves contouring, shading, and, yes, contacts, but the result is worth the effort.

Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2022 From Hedi Slimane’s scandalously cropped tops for Celine and Chanel’s pearl-embellished take (pictured) to the fingertip-grazing sweaters from the brand Khaite, today’s interpretations are fit for more than weekends on Chad’s yacht.

Lauren Mechling, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022 There’s the traditional take as well as an extended 10-minute cut, as well as two others that vary only slightly.

Hugh Mcintyre, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021 For a savory take, stir in 12 ounces of fresh or frozen shrimp and green onions before baking.

Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 See More

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