Meaning of 'take'

verb

take by force

Synonyms: force

verb

buy, select

Example: "I'll take a pound of that sausage"

verb

engage for service under a term of contract

Synonyms: rent

verb

receive or obtain regularly

Example: "We take the Times every day"

Synonyms: subscribe subscribe to

verb

make use of or accept for some purpose

Example: "take a risk"

verb

receive willingly something given or offered

Synonyms: have accept

verb

admit into a group or community

Synonyms: take on accept

verb

require (time or space)

Synonyms: occupy use up

verb

assume, as of positions or roles

Synonyms: fill occupy

verb

develop a habit

Synonyms: take to

verb

carry out

Example: "take action"

Synonyms: run

verb

require as useful, just, or proper

Example: "It takes nerve to do what you did."

Synonyms: need

verb

be capable of holding or containing

Example: "This box won't take all the items"

Synonyms: hold

verb

have with oneself

Synonyms: carry

verb

be designed to hold or take

Example: "This surface will not take the dye"

Synonyms: accept

noun

the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

noun

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Synonyms: return

verb

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

Synonyms: contract

verb

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Synonyms: remove

verb

ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

Example: "take a pulse"

verb

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

Synonyms: assume acquire adopt take on

verb

be seized or affected in a specified way

Example: "take sick"

verb

be a student of a certain subject

Synonyms: study

verb

interpret something in a certain way

Synonyms: read

verb

accept or undergo, often unwillingly

Synonyms: submit

verb

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Synonyms: select choose pick out

verb

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

Synonyms: deal look at consider

verb

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

Synonyms: exact claim

verb

lay claim to

Synonyms: claim

verb

make a film or photograph of something

Example: "take a scene"

Synonyms: shoot

verb

obtain by winning

Example: "Winner takes all"

verb

point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Synonyms: aim

verb

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Synonyms: have take in consume ingest

verb

get into one's hands, take physically

Synonyms: get hold of

verb

have sex with

Synonyms: have

verb

travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

Example: "I take the bus to work."

verb

proceed along in a vehicle

Synonyms: drive

verb

occupy or take on

Synonyms: strike

verb

take somebody somewhere

Synonyms: direct conduct lead guide

verb

head into a specified direction

Synonyms: make

verb

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

Synonyms: bring convey

verb

experience or feel or submit to

verb

to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

Example: "take shelter from the storm"

verb

take into one's possession