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Meaning of 'take' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Take [ n.]
- That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
- The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
2 . Take [ p. p.]
- Taken.
3 . Take [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
- 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.
- To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
4 . Take [ v. t.]
- 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.
- 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.
- To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
- To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
- To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.
- To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
- To draw; to deduce; to derive.
- 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.
- To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
- To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery.
- To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
- In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
- To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
- To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
- Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
- 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.
- To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
- 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.

Meaning of 'take' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . take [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
Example in sentence:
  • the average return was about 5%
2 . take [ v]
Meaning (2):
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
Example in sentence:
  • A reading was taken of the earth's tremors;
  • take a pulse
Meaning (3):
- admit into a group or community
Example in sentence:
  • accept students for graduate study;
  • We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
Meaning (4):
- be seized or affected in a specified way
Example in sentence:
  • be taken drunk;
  • take sick
Meaning (5):
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Example in sentence:
  • Bring me the box from the other room;
  • Take these letters to the boss;
  • This brings me to the main point
Meaning (6):
- take somebody somewhere
Example in sentence:
  • can you take me to the main entrance?;
  • He conducted us to the palace;
  • We lead him to our chief
Meaning (7):
- get into one's hands, take physically
Example in sentence:
  • Can you take this bag, please;
  • Take a cookie!
Meaning (8):
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Example in sentence:
  • Choose a good husband for your daughter;
  • She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her;
  • Take any one of these cards
Meaning (9):
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
Example in sentence:
  • Consider the following case;
  • Take the case of China
Meaning (10):
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Example in sentence:
  • Don't train your camera on the women;
  • He trained his gun on the burglar;
  • Please don't aim at your little brother!;
  • Take a swipe at one's opponent
Meaning (11):
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Example in sentence:
  • Have another bowl of chicken soup!;
  • I don't take sugar in my coffee
Meaning (12):
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Example in sentence:
  • he adopted an air of superiority;
  • His voice took on a sad tone;
  • She assumed strange manners;
  • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables;
  • The story took a new turn
Meaning (13):
- occupy or take on
Example in sentence:
  • He assumes the lotus position;
  • She took her seat on the stage;
  • She took up her position behind the tree;
  • strike a pose;
  • We took our seats in the orchestra
Meaning (14):
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
Example in sentence:
  • He got AIDS;
  • She came down with pneumonia;
  • She took a chill
Meaning (15):
- have sex with; archaic use
Example in sentence:
  • He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
Meaning (16):
- assume, as of positions or roles
Example in sentence:
  • he occupies the position of manager;
  • She took the job as director of development;
  • the young prince will soon occupy the throne
Meaning (17):
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
Example in sentence:
  • He takes the bus to work;
  • She takes Route 1 to Newark
Meaning (18):
- obtain by winning
Example in sentence:
  • He took first prize;
  • Winner takes all
Meaning (19):
- develop a habit
Example in sentence:
  • He took to visiting bars
Meaning (20):
- take by force
Example in sentence:
  • Hitler took the Baltic Republics;
  • Storm the fort;
  • The army took the fort on the hill
Meaning (21):
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
Example in sentence:
  • How should I take this message?;
  • I read this address as a satire
Meaning (22):
- have with oneself; have on one's person
Example in sentence:
  • I always carry money;
  • She always takes an umbrella;
  • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
Meaning (23):
- receive willingly something given or offered
Example in sentence:
  • I won't have this dog in my house!;
  • Please accept my present;
  • The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter
Meaning (24):
- buy, select
Example in sentence:
  • I'll take a pound of that sausage
Meaning (25):
- take into one's possession
Example in sentence:
  • I'll take three salmon steaks;
  • We are taking an orphan from Romania
Meaning (26):
- require as useful, just, or proper
Example in sentence:
  • It takes nerve to do what she did;
  • success usually requires hard work;
  • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert;
  • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent;
  • This job asks a lot of patience and skill;
  • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
Meaning (27):
- require (time or space)
Example in sentence:
  • It took three hours to get to work this morning;
  • This event occupied a very short time
Meaning (28):
- engage for service under a term of contract
Example in sentence:
  • Let's rent a car;
  • Shall we take a guide in Rome?;
  • We took an apartment on a quiet street
Meaning (29):
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (30):
- carry out
Example in sentence:
  • run an errand;
  • take action;
  • take steps;
  • take vengeance
Meaning (31):
- be a student of a certain subject
Example in sentence:
  • She is reading for the bar exam
Meaning (32):
- lay claim to; as of an idea
Example in sentence:
  • She took credit for the whole idea
Meaning (33):
- make a film or photograph of something
Example in sentence:
  • shoot a movie;
  • take a scene
Meaning (34):
- make use of or accept for some purpose
Example in sentence:
  • take a risk;
  • take an opportunity
Meaning (35):
- experience or feel or submit to
Example in sentence:
  • Take a test;
  • Take the plunge
Meaning (36):
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
Example in sentence:
  • take shelter from the storm
Meaning (37):
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
Example in sentence:
  • the accident claimed three lives;
  • The hard work took its toll on her
Meaning (38):
- head into a specified direction
Example in sentence:
  • The escaped convict took to the hills;
  • We made for the mountains
Meaning (39):
- be capable of holding or containing
Example in sentence:
  • The flask holds one gallon;
  • This box won't take all the items
Meaning (40):
- be designed to hold or take
Example in sentence:
  • This surface will not take the dye
Meaning (41):
- proceed along in a vehicle
Example in sentence:
  • We drive the turnpike to work
Meaning (42):
- receive or obtain regularly
Example in sentence:
  • We take the Times every day
Meaning (43):
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
Example in sentence:
  • We took a pay cut

Nearby Words:

take-in take-off take-up taken takend taker taking taking-off

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