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Take (Verb)

Meaning¹

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".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

Accept
Have

Hypernyms

Get

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Meaning²

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".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

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Meaning³

Accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

Submit

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Taker (noun)

Meaning⁴

Take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

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Meaning⁵

Carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

Move

Meaning⁶

Buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

I'll take one of those large pizzas.
Can I take five pounds of those tomatoes.
She decided to take the more expensive option.
I'll take a full tank of the premium gasoline.
He's going to take a box of those assorted chocolates.

Hypernyms

Purchase

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Take Out (verb)

Meaning⁷

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".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

She carefully took the vase off the shelf and placed it on the coffee table.
Take the garbage out of the house and throw it in the dumpster.
Please take your shoes off when entering the living room.
The nurse helped the patient take off the cast from his broken arm.
The operator will take the money from the ATM for the transaction.

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Take Off (verb)

Meaning⁸

Make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

Accept

Meaning⁹

Be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

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Meaning¹⁰

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".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

Occupy
Fill

Hypernyms

Work

Meaning¹¹

Take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Antonyms

Give

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Meaning¹²

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Think About

Hyponyms

Meaning¹³

Lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

Claim

Hypernyms

Meaning¹⁴

Take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Hyponyms

Meaning¹⁵

Get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

She took the book from the shelf and began to read.
Can you take this tray of drinks for me, I'll be busy in the kitchen.
The porter will take your suitcase and put it in the storage area.
You're shivering, take my coat, it'll keep you warm.
Take a seat and the staff will be with you shortly to take your order.

Synonyms

Get Hold Of

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Meaning¹⁶

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".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

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Hypernyms

Change

Hyponyms

Re-assume

Meaning¹⁷

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".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

Convey
Bring

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Meaning¹⁸

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?".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

We took a studio on a year's lease and started furnishing right away.
They agreed to take a houseboat for the duration of the summer holidays.
Shall we take a guide in Rome to see the famous historical sites.
We took a cottage in the countryside for our vacation next month.
We decided to take a hotel room with an ocean view for the weekend getaway.

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Acquire
Get

Meaning¹⁹

To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Meaning²⁰

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".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

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Hypernyms

Accept
Take

Hyponyms

Profess

Meaning²¹

Be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

Accept

Hypernyms

Be

Meaning²²

Make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

Shoot
Film

Hypernyms

Enter
Record

Hyponyms

Reshoot

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Take (noun)

Meaning²³

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".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

She takes the train to school every day.
They take Route 66 to get to California.
He takes the bus to work.
She takes the ferry to get to the other side of the lake.
They take the highway to go to the city.

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Meaning²⁴

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

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Take Up (verb)

Meaning²⁵

Develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Meaning²⁶

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".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

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Meaning²⁷

Have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

Have

Hypernyms

Meaning²⁸

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?".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

Read

Hypernyms

Construe
See

Hyponyms

Misinterpret

Meaning²⁹

Receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Buy
Purchase

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Take (noun)

Meaning³⁰

Be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

Hold
Contain

Hypernyms

Be

Meaning³¹

Experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

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Meaning³²

Require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

The meeting took up the entire morning, leaving us little time for other tasks.
It took three hours to get to work this morning due to heavy traffic.
The project occupied a significant amount of space in the storeroom.
The new employee will take a few days to get familiar with our systems and processes.
This event took just 20 minutes from start to finish, incredibly short for its significance.

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Expend

Meaning³³

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".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

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Position

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Meaning³⁴

Obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Meaning³⁵

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".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

Pack
Carry

Hypernyms

Feature
Have

Meaning³⁶

Be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

Go
Get

Meaning³⁷

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".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

Meaning³⁸

Proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

Drive

Hypernyms

Meaning³⁹

Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

Contract
Get

Hypernyms

Sicken

Hyponyms

Catch

Meaning⁴⁰

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".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

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Move

Meaning⁴¹

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".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

Exact
Claim

Hypernyms

Meaning⁴²

Head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

Make