take
Meaning of take
verb
- lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.
Mrs Morgan took another biscuit
he leaned forward to take her hand
here, take it—I don't need it any more
- remove (someone or something) from a particular place.
he took an envelope from his inside pocket
the police took him away
- carry or bring with one; convey.
he took along a portfolio of his drawings
the drive takes you through some wonderful scenery
I took him a letter
- accept or receive (someone or something).
she was advised to take any job offered
they don't take children
- consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs.
take an aspirin and lie down
- make, undertake, or perform (an action or task).
Lucy took a deep breath
the key decisions are still to be taken
- require or use up (a specified amount of time).
the jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty
it takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk to work
- be attracted or charmed by.
Billie was very taken with him
- (of a plant or seed) take root or begin to grow; germinate.
the fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good
- have or require as part of the appropriate construction.
verbs which take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object
- a scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time.
he completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes
- an amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session.
the take from commodity taxation
- an amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor.
late Old English tacan ‘get (especially by force), capture’, from Old Norse taka ‘grasp, lay hold of’, of unknown ultimate origin.
Information about take
- The plural form of take is: takes.
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Hyphenation of take
take
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- take is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
take synonyms
Meaning return:
return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
Meaning occupy:
Meaning lead:
Meaning assume:
assume, acquire, adopt, strike
Meaning read:
Meaning bring:
Meaning necessitate:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, demand
Meaning choose:
Meaning accept:
Meaning fill:
Meaning consider:
Meaning film:
Meaning remove:
Meaning consume:
Meaning undergo:
Meaning learn:
Meaning claim:
Meaning make:
Meaning aim:
Meaning carry:
Meaning lease:
lease, rent, hire, charter, engage
Meaning subscribe:
Meaning have:
Meaning contain:
Meaning drive:
Meaning contract:
Meaning seize and hold firmly:
Meaning take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly:
Meaning grasp (something) tightly with one's hand:
Meaning grasp (something) tightly:
Meaning grasp or seize suddenly and roughly:
Meaning exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself:
Meaning produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks on paper with a pencil, pen, etc:
Meaning remove or take out, especially by effort or force:
Meaning catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line:
Meaning take or seize (someone's property) with authority:
Meaning carry the weight of; support:
Meaning take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning move from one place to another:
Meaning move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance:
Meaning transport in a lorry or cart:
Meaning pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty:
Meaning carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort:
Meaning convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle:
Meaning convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water:
Meaning carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substantial):
Meaning commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on:
Meaning be given, presented with, or paid (something):
Meaning get, acquire, or secure (something):
Meaning obtain or secure (something wanted or desirable):
Meaning bring or gather together (a number of things):
Meaning fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost:
Meaning obtain (something), especially with care or effort:
Meaning be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict):
Meaning obtain (money) in return for labour or services:
Meaning put (someone or something) on land from a boat:
Meaning succeed in securing (something):
Meaning pick up and move (something) with a scoop:
Meaning catch or arrest (an offender):
Meaning take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow:
Meaning drink (alcohol):
Meaning put up with or meekly accept (something unwelcome):
Meaning put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it:
Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):
Meaning put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect:
Meaning cause (something) to happen; bring about:
Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:
Meaning achieve or complete successfully:
Meaning achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted):
Meaning finish making or doing:
Meaning put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect:
Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):
Meaning put into force or operation:
Meaning coming after all others in time or order; final:
Meaning involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence:
Meaning attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm:
Meaning fill (someone) with great delight; charm:
Meaning delight greatly:
Meaning please (someone) greatly:
Meaning cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest or advantage:
Meaning attract the strong attention and interest of (someone):
Meaning enchant and delight (someone):
Meaning charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way:
Meaning capture the fascinated attention of:
Meaning an opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place:
Meaning tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward:
Meaning be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for:
Meaning entice (someone) into sexual activity:
Meaning (of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily:
Meaning produce a state of hypnosis in (someone):
Meaning capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix:
Meaning cause to feel happy and satisfied:
Meaning cause (someone) to find something funny:
Meaning cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another:
Meaning provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment:
Meaning make glad:
Meaning meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone):
Meaning give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction:
Meaning the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred:
Meaning a particular order in which related things follow each other:
Meaning a flexible or spring-loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place:
Meaning an amount or section which, when combined with others, makes up the whole of something:
Meaning each of the parts into which something is or may be divided:
Meaning an amount of fish caught:
Meaning income, especially when of an organization and of a substantial nature:
Meaning money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments:
Meaning a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something:
Meaning an act of coming or going back to a place or activity:
Meaning an amount of money received during a particular period by an organization or business:
Meaning money won, especially by gambling:
Meaning profits or gains that are made effortlessly or dishonestly:
Meaning money obtained in return for labour or services:
Meaning goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place:
Meaning a small pouch of leather or plastic used for carrying money, typically by a woman:
Meaning money or profit gained by someone:
take antonyms
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:
Translation of take
- German: annehmen, nehmen, ergreifen, besetzen, einnehmen, erobern, bringen, mitbringen, wählen, aushalten, ertragen, hinnehmen, dulden, tolerieren, schlucken, leiden, übernehmen, anstreben
- Spanish: tomar, agarrar, asir, acercar, portar, llevar, trasladar, escoger, elegir, seleccionar, esperar, aguantar, consumir, asumir, cargar, soportar, tolerar, sufrir, apuntar, querer, aceptar, contraer, enfermarse, trasladarse
- French: prendre, rapprocher, emporter, choisir, assumer, apporter, amener, supporter, tolérer, supposer, viser, accepter
- Italian: afferrare, prendere, conquistare, portare, condurre, scegliere, selezionare, ingerire, assumere, trasportare, tollerare, sopportare, ingoiare, presupporre, ritenere, presumere, puntare, mirare, accettare, prendersi, contrarre, imboccare
- Portuguese: tomar, acercar, escolher, trazer, aturar, suportar, tolerar, supor, assumir, apontar, aceitar
Anagrams of take
Etka, Kate, keat, keta, Teak, teak
Words that rhyme with take
Hayatake, atake, betake, caretake, foretake, rebetake, retake, offtake, withtake, bitake, shiitake, shitake, stocktake, downtake, intake, wapentake, reuptake, uptake, entertake, fortake, hartake, overtake, partake, pertake, prepartake, preundertake, reovertake, repartake, reundertake, undertake, alestake, bridestake, grubstake, mistake, peastake, restake, soopstake, stake, sweepstake, swoopstake, outtake, newtake
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