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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TAKE, v.t. pret. took; pp. taken. [L. doceo. This word seems to be allied to think, for we say, I think a thing to be so, or I take
it to be so. It seems also to be allied to Sax.teogan, to draw, to tug, L. duco; for we say, to take a likeness, and to draw a likeness. We use taking also for engaging, attracting. We say, a child takes to his mother or nurse, and a man takes to drink; which seem to include attaching and holding. We observe that take and teach are radically the same word.]
1. In a general sense, to get hold or gain possession of a thing in almost any manner, either by receiving it when offered, or by using exertion to obtain it. Take differs from seize, as it does not always imply haste, force or violence. It more generally denotes to gain or receive into possession in a peaceable manner, either passively or by active exertions. Thus,
2. To receive what is offered.
Then I took the cup at the Lord's hand. Jeremiah 25.
3. To lay hold of; to get into one's power for keeping.
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge. Deutoronomy 24.
4. To receive with a certain affection of mind. He takes it in good part; or he takes it very ill.
5. To catch by surprise or artifice; to circumvent.
Men in their loose unguarded hours they take,
Not that themselves are wise, but others weak.
6. To seize; to make prisoner. The troops entered, slew and took three hundred janizaries.
This man was taken of the Jews. Acts 23.
7. To captivate with pleasure; to engage the affections; to delight.
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Proverbs 6.
Cleombrotus was to taken with this prospect, that he had no patience.
8. To get into one's power by engines or nets; to entrap; to ensnare; as, to take foxes with traps; to take fishes with nets, or with hook and line.
9. To understand in a particular sense; to receive as meaning. I take your meaning.
You take me right.
Charity, taken in its largest extent, is nothing else but the sincere love to God and our neighbor.
10. To exact and receive.
Take no usury of him or increase. Leviticus 25.
11. To employ; to occupy. The prudent man always takes time for deliberation, before he passes judgment.
12. To agree to; to close in with; to comply with.
I take thee at thy word.
13. To form and adopt; as, to take a resolution.
14. To catch; to embrace; to seize; as, to take one by the hand; to take in the arms.
15. To admit; to receive as an impression; to suffer; as, to take a form or shape.
Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command;
Now take the mold--
16. To obtain by active exertion; as, to take revenge or satisfaction for an injury.
17. To receive; to receive into the mind.
They took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4.
It appeared in his face that he took great contentment in this our question.
18. To swallow, as meat or drink; as, to take food; to take a glass of wine.
19. To swallow, as medicine; as, to take pills; to take stimulants.
20. To choose; to elect. Take which you please. But the sense of choosing, in this phrase, is derived from the connection of take with please. So we say, take your choice.
21. To copy.
Beauty alone could beauty take so right.
22. To fasten on; to seize. The frost has taken the corn; the worms have taken the vines.
Wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him, and he foameth-- Mark 9.
23. To accept; not to refuse. He offered me a fee, but I would not take it.
Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer. Numbers 35.
24. To adopt.
I will take you to me for a people. Exodus 6
25. To admit.
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore. 1 Timothy 5.
26. To receive, as any temper or disposition of mind; as, to take shame to one's self; to take delight; to take pride or pleasure.
27. To endure; to bear without resentment; or to submit to without attempting to obtain satisfaction. He will take an affront from no man. Cannot you take a jest?
28. To draw; to deduce.
The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible motive to a good life, because taken from this consideration of the most lasting happiness and misery.
29. To assume; as, I take the liberty to say.
30. To allow; to admit; to receive as true, or not disputed; as, to take a thing for granted.
31. To suppose; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand. This I take to be the man's motive.
He took that for virtue and affection which was nothing but vice in disguise.
You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl.
32. To seize; to invade; as, to be taken with a fever.
33. To have recourse to; as, the sparrow takes a bush; the cat takes a tree. [In this sense, we usually say, the bird takes to a bush, the squirrel takes to a tree.]
34. To receive into the mind.
Those do best, who take material hints to be judged by history.
35. To hire; to rent; to obtain possession on lease; as, to take a house or farm for a year.
36. To admit in copulation.
37. To draw; to copy; to paint a likeness; as a likeness taken by Reynolds.
38. To conquer and cause to surrender; to gain possession of by force or capitulation; as, to take an army, a city or a ship.
39. To be discovered or detected. He was taken in the very act.
40. To require or be necessary. It takes so much cloth to make a coat.
To take away, to deprive of; to bereave; as a bill for taking away the votes of bishops.
By your own law I take your life away.
1. To remove; as, to take away the consciousness of pleasure.
To take care, to be careful; to be solicitous for.
Doth God take care for oxen? 1 Corinthians 9.
1. To be cautious or vigilant.
To take care of, to superintend or oversee; to have the charge of keeping or securing.
To take a course, to resort to; to have recourse to measures.
The violence of storming is the course which God is forced to take for the destroying of sinners.
To take one's own course, to act one's pleasure; to pursue the measures of one's own choice.
To take down, to reduce; to bring lower; to depress; as, to take down pride, or the proud.
1. To swallow; as, to take down a potion.
2. To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to take down a house or a scaffold.
3. To write; as, to take down a man's words at the time he utters them.
To take from, to deprive of.
I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee. 2 Samuel 17.
1. To deduct; to subtract; as, to take one number from another.
2. To detract; to derogate.
To take heed, to be careful or cautious.
Take heed what doom against yourself you give.
To take heed to, to attend to with care. Take heed to thy ways.
To take hold, to seize; to fix on.take in, to inclose; to fence.
1. To encompass or embrace; to comprise; to comprehend.
2. To draw into a smaller compass; to contract; to brail or furl; as, to take in sail.
3. To cheat; to circumvent; to gull. [Not elegant.]
4. To admit; to receive; as, a vessel will take in more water. The landlord said he could take in no more lodgers.
5. To win by conquest. [Not in use.]
6. To receive into the mind or understanding.
Some bright genius can take in a long train of propositions.
To take in hand, to undertake; to attempt to execute any thing. Luke 1.
To take notice, to observe; or to observe with particular attention.
1. To show by some act that observation is made; to make remark upon. He heard what was said, but took no notice of it.
To take oath, to swear with solemnity, or in a judicial manner.
To take off, to remove, in various ways; to remove from the top of any thing; as, to take off a load; to take off one's hat, etc.
1. To cut off; as, to take off the head or a limb.
2. To destroy; as, to take off life.
3. To remove; to invalidate; as, to take off the force of an argument.
4. To withdraw; to call or draw away.
Keep foreign ideas from taking off the mind from its present pursuit.
5. To swallow; as, to take off a glass of wine.
6. To purchase; to take from in trade.
The Spaniards having no commodities that we will take off--
7. To copy.
Take off all their models in wood.
8. To imitate; to mimic.
9. To find place for; as more scholars than preferments can take off.
To take off from, to lessen; to remove in part. This takes off from the deformity of vice.
To take order with, to check. [Not much used.]
To take out, to remove from within a place; to separate; to deduct.
1. To draw out; to remove; to clear or cleanse from; as, to take out a stain or spot from cloth; to take out an unpleasant taste from wine.
To take part, to share. Take part in our rejoicing.
To take part with, to unite with; to join with.
To take place, to happen; to come, or come to pass.
1. To have effect; to prevail.
Where arms take place, all other pleas are vain.
To have effect; to prevail.
Where arms take place, all other pleas are vain.
To take effect, to have the intended effect; to be efficacious.
To take root, to live and grow; as a plant.
1. To be established; as principles.
To take up, to lift; to raise.
1. To buy or borrow; as, to take up goods to a large amount; to take up money at the bank.
2. To begin; as, to take up a lamentation. Ezek 19.
3. In surgery, to fasten with a ligature.
4. To engross; to employ; to engage the attention; as, to take up the time.
5. To have final recourse to.
Arnobius asserts that men of the finest parts took up their rest in the christian religion.
6. To seize; to catch; to arrest; as, to take up a thief; to take up vagabonds.
7. To admit.
The ancients took up experiments upon credit.
8. To answer by reproof; to reprimand.
One of his relations took him up roundly.
9. To begin where another left off.
Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale.
10. To occupy; to fill; as, to take up a great deal of room.
11. To assume; to carry on or manage for another; as, to take up the quarrels of our neighbors.
12. To comprise; to include.
The noble poem of Palemon and Arcite--takes up seven years.
13. To adopt; to assume; as, to take up current opinions.
They take up our old trade of conquering.
14. To collect; to exact a tax.
15. To pay and receive; as, to take up a note at the bank.
To take up arms,
To take arms, To begin war; to begin resistance by force.
To take upon, to assume; to undertake. He takes upon himself to assert that the fact is capable of proof.
1. To appropriate to; to admit to be imputed to; as, to take upon one's self a punishment.
take side, to join one of two differing parties; to take an interest in one party.
To take to heart, to be sensibly affected by; to feel any thing sensibly.
To take advantage of, to catch by surprise; or to make use of a favorable state of things to the prejudice of another.
To take the advantage of, to use any advantage offered.
To take air, to be divulged or made public; to be disclosed; as a secret.
To take the air, to expose one's self to the open air.
To take a course, to begin a certain direction or way of proceeding.
To take leave, to bid adieu or farewell.
To take breath, to rest; to be recruited or refreshed.
To take aim, to direct the eye or a weapon to a particular object.
To take along, to carry, lead or convey.
To take a way, to begin a particular course or direction.
TAKE, v.i. To move or direct the course; to resort to, or to attach one's self; to betake one's self. The fox being hard pressed took to the hedge. My friend has left his music and taken to books.
The defluxion taking to his breast, wasted his lungs.
1. To please; to gain reception. The play will not take, unless it is set off with proper scenes.
Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake,
And hint he writ it, if the thing should take.
2. To have the intended or natural effect.
In impressions from mind to mind, the impression taketh.
3. To catch; to fix, or be fixed. He was inoculated, but the infection did not take.
When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise.
To take after, to learn to follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he takes after a good pattern.
1. To resemble; as, the son takes after his father.
To take in with, to resort to.
To take for, to mistake; to suppose or think one thing to be another.
The lord of the land took us for spies. Genesis 42.
take on, to be violently affected; as, the child takes on at a great rate.
1. To claim, as a character.
I take not on me here as a physician.
To take to, to apply to; to be fond of; to become attached to; as, to take to books; to take to evil practices.
1. To resort to; to betake to.
Men of learning who take to business, discharge it generally with greater honesty than men of the world.
To take up, to stop.
Sinners at last take up and settle in a contempt of all religion. [Not in use.]
1. To reform. [Not in use.]
To take up with, to be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; as, to take up with plain fare.
In affairs which may have an extensive influence on our future happiness, we should not take up with probabilities.
1. To lodge; to dwell. [Not in use.]
To take with, to please. The proposal takes well with him.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff]
2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption v
1: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: take, occupy, use up]
3: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide]
4: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: take, get hold of]
5: 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" [syn: assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take]
6: 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?"; "You can't take credit for this!" [syn: take, read]
7: 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" [syn: bring, convey, take]
8: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant: give]
9: 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"
10: 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" [syn: choose, take, select, pick out]
11: 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" [syn: accept, take, have] [ant: decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down]
12: 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" [syn: fill, take, occupy]
13: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: consider, take, deal, look at]
14: 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" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
15: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
16: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: film, shoot, take]
17: 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" [syn: remove, take, take away, withdraw]
18: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: consume, ingest, take in, take, have] [ant: abstain, desist, refrain]
19: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: take, submit]
20: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" [syn: take, accept]
21: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
22: 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" [syn: assume, take, strike, take up]
23: 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" [syn: accept, admit, take, take on]
24: 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"
25: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: learn, study, read, take]
26: 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" [syn: claim, take, exact]
27: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: take, make]
28: 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" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim, direct]
29: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
30: 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" [syn: carry, pack, take]
31: 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?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take]
32: receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" [syn: subscribe, subscribe to, take]
33: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
34: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
35: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: take, have]
36: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: claim, take] [ant: disclaim]
37: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" [syn: accept, take]
38: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: contain, take, hold]
39: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
40: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: drive, take]
41: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
42: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: contract, take, get]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: as a. to seize or capture physically <took them as prisoners> b. to get possession of (as fish or game) by killing or capturing c. (1) to move against (as an opponent's piece in chess) and remove from play (2) to win in a card game <able to take 12 tricks> d. to acquire by eminent domain 2. grasp, grip <take the ax by the handle> 3. a. to catch or attack through the effect of a sudden force or influence <taken with a fit of laughing> <taken ill> b. to catch or come upon in a particular situation or action <was taken unawares> c. to gain the approval or liking of ; captivate, delight <was quite taken with her at their first meeting> 4. a. to receive into one's body (as by swallowing, drinking, or inhaling) <take a pill> b. to put oneself into (as sun, air, or water) for pleasure or physical benefit c. to partake of ; eat <takes dinner about seven> 5. a. to bring or receive into a relation or connection <takes just four students a year> <it's time he took a wife> b. to copulate with 6. to transfer into one's own keeping: a. appropriate <someone took my hat> b. 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> 7. a. 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 d. 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> f. to assume as if rightfully one's own or as if granted <take the credit> g. to accept the burden or consequences of <took the blame> h. to have or assume as a proper part of or accompaniment to itself <transitive verbs take an object> 8. a. to secure by winning in competition <took first place> b. defeat 9. to pick out ; choose, select <took the best apple> 10. to adopt, choose, or avail oneself of for use: as a. to have recourse to as an instrument for doing something <take a scythe to the weeds> b. to use as a means of transportation or progression <take the bus> c. to have recourse to for safety or refuge <take shelter> d. 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 (as space or time) <takes a long time to dry> (3) need, require <takes a size nine shoe> <it takes two to start a fight> 11. a. 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> 12. to receive or accept whether willingly or reluctantly <take a bribe> <will you take this call> <take a bet>: 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> c. to indulge in and enjoy <was taking his ease on the porch> d. to receive or accept as a return (as in payment, compensation, or reparation) <we don't take credit cards> e. to accept in a usually professional relationship — often used with on <agreed to take him on as a client> f. to refrain from hitting at (a pitched ball) <take a strike> 13. a. (1) to let in ; admit <the boat was taking water fast> (2) accommodate <the suitcase wouldn't take another thing> b. to be affected injuriously by (as a disease) ; contract <take cold>; also to be seized by <take a fit> <take fright> c. to absorb or become impregnated with (as dye); also to be effectively treated by <a surface that takes a fine polish> 14. a. apprehend, understand <how should I take your remark> b. consider, suppose <I take it you're not going> c. reckon, accept <taking a stride at 30 inches> d. feel, experience <take pleasure> <take an instant dislike to someone> <take offense> 15. a. to lead, carry, or cause to go along to another place <this bus will take you into town> <took an umbrella with her> b. to cause to move to a specified state, condition, or sphere of activity <took the company public> <took his team to the finals> c. to stop prescribing a specified regimen to — used with off <took him off the medication> 16. a. remove <take eggs from a nest> b. (1) to put an end to (life) (2) to remove by death <was taken in his prime> c. subtract <take two from four> d. exact <the weather took its toll> 17. a. to undertake and make, do, or perform <take a walk> <take aim> <take legal action> <take a test> <take a look> b. to participate in <take a meeting> 18. a. to deal with <take first things first> b. 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> 19. to obtain money from especially fraudulently <took me for all I had> 20. to pass or attempt to pass through, along, or over <took the curve too fast> <take the stairs two at a time> intransitive verb 1. to obtain possession: as a. capture b. to receive property under law as one's own 2. to lay hold ; catch, hold 3. to establish a take especially by uniting or growing <90 percent of the grafts take> 4. a. to betake oneself ; set out ; go <take after a purse snatcher> b. chiefly dialect — used as an intensifier or redundantly with a following verb <took and swung at the ball> 5. a. to take effect ; act, operate <hoped the lesson he taught would take> b. to show the natural or intended effect <dry fuel takes readily> 6. charm, captivate <a taking smile> 7. detract 8. to be seized or attacked in a specified way ; become <took sick> • taker noun Synonyms: 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>. II. noun Date: 1654 1. something that is taken: a. the amount of money received ; proceeds, receipts, income b. share, cut <wanted a bigger take> c. the number or quantity (as of animals, fish, or pelts) taken at one time ; catch, haul d. a section or installment done as a unit or at one time e. (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 2. an act or the action of taking: as a. the action of killing, capturing, or catching (as game or fish) b. (1) the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene (2) the making of a sound recording 3. a. a local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination (as against smallpox) b. a successful union (as of a graft) 4. a visible response or reaction (as to something unexpected) <a delayed take> 5. 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>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win. 3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings). 4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use. 5 tr. use as a means of transport (took a taxi). 6 tr. regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical etc.). 7 tr. obtain after fulfilling the required conditions (take a degree). 8 tr. occupy (take a chair). 9 tr. make use of (take the next turning on the left). 10 tr. consume as food or medicine (took tea; took the pills). 11 intr. a be successful or effective (the inoculation did not take). b (of a plant, seed, etc.) begin to grow. 12 tr. require or use up (will only take a minute; these things take time). 13 tr. cause to come or go with one; convey (take the book home; the bus will take you all the way). 14 tr. remove; dispossess a person of (someone has taken my pen). 15 tr. catch or be infected with (fire or fever etc.). 16 tr. a experience or be affected by (take fright; take pleasure). b give play to (take comfort). c exert (take courage; take no notice). 17 tr. find out and note (a name and address; a person's temperature etc.) by enquiry or measurement. 18 tr. grasp mentally; understand (I take your point; I took you to mean yes). 19 tr. treat or regard in a specified way (took the news calmly; took it badly). 20 tr. (foll. by for) regard as being (do you take me for an idiot?). 21 tr. a accept (take the offer). b submit to (take a joke; take no nonsense; took a risk). 22 tr. choose or assume (took a different view; took a job; took the initiative). 23 tr. derive (takes its name from the inventor). 24 tr. (foll. by from) subtract (take 3 from 9). 25 tr. execute, make, or undertake; perform or effect (take notes; take an oath; take a decision; take a look). 26 tr. occupy or engage oneself in; indulge in; enjoy (take a rest; take exercise; take a holiday). 27 tr. conduct (took the school assembly). 28 tr. deal with in a certain way (took the corner too fast). 29 tr. a teach or be taught (a subject). b be examined in (a subject). 30 tr. make (a photograph) with a camera; photograph (a person or thing). 31 tr. use as an instance (let us take Napoleon). 32 tr. Gram. have or require as part of the appropriate construction (this verb takes an object). 33 tr. have sexual intercourse with (a woman). 34 tr. (in passive; foll. by by, with) be attracted or charmed by. --n. 1 an amount taken or caught in one session or attempt etc. 2 a scene or sequence of film photographed continuously at one time. 3 esp. US takings, esp. money received at a theatre for seats. 4 Printing the amount of copy set up at one time. Phrases and idioms: be taken ill become ill, esp. suddenly. have what it takes colloq. have the necessary qualities etc. for success. take account of see ACCOUNT. take action see ACTION. take advantage of see ADVANTAGE. take advice see ADVICE. take after resemble (esp. a parent or ancestor). take against begin to dislike, esp. impulsively. take aim see AIM. take apart 1 dismantle. 2 colloq. beat or defeat. take aside see ASIDE. take as read accept without reading or discussing. take away 1 remove or carry elsewhere. 2 subtract. 3 Brit. buy (food etc.) at a shop or restaurant for eating elsewhere. take-away Brit. attrib.adj. (of food) bought at a shop or restaurant for eating elsewhere. --n. 1 an establishment selling this. 2 the food itself (let's get a take-away). take back 1 retract (a statement). 2 convey (a person or thing) to his or her or its original position. 3 carry (a person) in thought to a past time. 4 Printing transfer to the previous line. take the biscuit (or bun or cake) colloq. be the most remarkable. take a bow see BOW(2). take care of see CARE. take a chance etc. see CHANCE. take down 1 write down (spoken words). 2 remove (a structure) by separating it into pieces. 3 humiliate. take effect see EFFECT. take for granted see GRANT. take fright see FRIGHT. take from diminish; weaken; detract from. take heart be encouraged. take hold see HOLD(1). take-home pay the pay received by an employee after the deduction of tax etc. take ill (US sick) colloq. be taken ill. take in 1 receive as a lodger etc. 2 undertake (work) at home. 3 make (a garment etc.) smaller. 4 understand (did you take that in?). 5 cheat (managed to take them all in). 6 include or comprise. 7 colloq. visit (a place) on the way to another (shall we take in Avebury?). 8 furl (a sail). 9 Brit. regularly buy (a newspaper etc.). take-in n. a deception. take in hand 1 undertake; start doing or dealing with. 2 undertake the control or reform of (a person). take into account see ACCOUNT. take it 1 (often foll. by that + clause) assume (I take it that you have finished). 2 colloq. endure a difficulty or hardship in a specified way (took it badly). take it easy see EASY. take it from me (or take my word for it) I can assure you. take it ill resent it. take it into one's head see HEAD. take it on one (or oneself) (foll. by to + infin.) venture or presume. take it or leave it (esp. in imper.) an expression of indifference or impatience about another's decision after making an offer. take it out of 1 exhaust the strength of. 2 have revenge on. take it out on relieve one's frustration by attacking or treating harshly. take one's leave of see LEAVE(2). take a lot of (or some) doing be hard to do. take a person's name in vain see VAIN. take off 1 a remove (clothing) from one's or another's body. b remove or lead away. 2 deduct (part of an amount). 3 depart, esp. hastily (took off in a fast car). 4 colloq. mimic humorously. 5 jump from the ground. 6 become airborne. 7 (of a scheme, enterprise, etc.) become successful or popular. 8 have (a period) away from work. take-off 1 the act of becoming airborne. 2 an act of mimicking. 3 a place from which one jumps. take oneself off go away. take on 1 undertake (work etc.). 2 engage (an employee). 3 be willing or ready to meet (an adversary in sport, argument, etc., esp. a stronger one). 4 acquire (a new meaning etc.). 5 colloq. show strong emotion. take orders see ORDER. take out 1 remove from within a place; extract. 2 escort on an outing. 3 get (a licence or summons etc.) issued. 4 US = take away 3. 5 Bridge remove (a partner or a partner's call) from a suit by bidding a different one or no trumps. 6 murder or destroy. take a person out of himself or herself make a person forget his or her worries. take over 1 succeed to the management or ownership of. 2 take control. 3 Printing transfer to the next line. take-over n. the assumption of control (esp. of a business); the buying-out of one company by another. take part see PART. take place see PLACE. take a person's point see POINT. take shape assume a distinct form; develop into something definite. take sides see SIDE. take stock see STOCK. take the sun see SUN. take that! an exclamation accompanying a blow etc. take one's time not hurry. take to 1 begin or fall into the habit of (took to smoking). 2 have recourse to. 3 adapt oneself to. 4 form a liking for. take to heart see HEART. take to one's heels see HEEL(1). take to pieces see PIECE. take the trouble see TROUBLE. take up 1 become interested or engaged in (a pursuit). 2 adopt as a protégé. 3 occupy (time or space). 4 begin (residence etc.). 5 resume after an interruption. 6 interrupt or question (a speaker). 7 accept (an offer etc.). 8 shorten (a garment). 9 lift up. 10 absorb (sponges take up water). 11 take (a person) into a vehicle. 12 pursue (a matter etc.) further. take a person up on accept (a person's offer etc.). take up with begin to associate with. Derivatives: takable adj. (also takeable). Etymology: OE tacan f. ON taka

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Issue Is"sue, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir, eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go, akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. Ambition, Count a nobleman, Commence, Errant, Exit, Eyre, Initial, Yede went.] 1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house. 2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery; issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the issue of money from a treasury. 3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper. 4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all lineal descendants. If the king Should without issue die. --Shak. 5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits. 6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20. 7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part. 8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event; hence, contest; test; trial. Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. --Shak. While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak. 9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives between which to choose or decide. 10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned. --Blount. Cowell. At issue, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting; hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent. As much at issue with the summer day As if you brought a candle out of doors. --Mrs. Browning. Bank of issue, Collateral issue, etc. See under Bank, Collateral, etc. Issue pea, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus. To join, or take, issue, to take opposing sides in a matter in controversy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Take Take (t[=a]k), v. t. 1. To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene. [Colloq.] 2. To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head. [Obs. exc. Slang or Dial.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Take Take, obs. p. p. of Take. Taken. --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Take Take, v. t. [imp. Took; p. p. Takend; p. pr. & vb. n. Taking.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. 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. Hence, specifically: (a) 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. This man was taken of the Jews. --Acts xxiii. 27. Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take; Not that themselves are wise, but others weak. --Pope. They that come abroad after these showers are commonly taken with sickness. --Bacon. There he blasts the tree and takes the cattle And makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak. (b) To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm. Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. --Prov. vi. 25. Cleombroutus was so taken with this prospect, that he had no patience. --Wake. I know not why, but there was a something in those half-seen features, -- a charm in the very shadow that hung over their imagined beauty, -- which took me more than all the outshining loveliness of her companions. --Moore. (c) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right. Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. --1 Sam. xiv. 42. The violence of storming is the course which God is forced to take for the destroying . . . of sinners. --Hammond. (d) To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat. This man always takes time . . . before he passes his judgments. --I. Watts. (e) To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person. Beauty alone could beauty take so right. --Dryden. (f) To draw; to deduce; to derive. [R.] The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible motive to a good life, because taken from this consideration of the most lasting happiness and misery. --Tillotson. (g) 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. (h) To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church. (i) To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery. He took me certain gold, I wot it well. --Chaucer. (k) To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four. 2. In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept. Specifically: (a) To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit. Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer. --Num. xxxv. 31. Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore. --1 Tim. v. 10. (b) To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine. (c) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence. (d) 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. (e) 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. You take me right. --Bacon. Charity, taken in its largest extent, is nothing else but the science love of God and our neighbor. --Wake. [He] took that for virtue and affection which was nothing but vice in a disguise. --South. You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl. --Tate. (f) 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. I take thee at thy word. --Rowe. Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command; . . . Not take the mold. --Dryden. To be taken aback, To take advantage of, To take air, etc. See under Aback, Advantage, etc. To take aim, to direct the eye or weapon; to aim. To take along, to carry, lead, or convey. To take arms, to commence war or hostilities. To take away, to carry off; to remove; to cause deprivation of; to do away with; as, a bill for taking away the votes of bishops. ``By your own law, I take your life away.'' --Dryden. To take breath, to stop, as from labor, in order to breathe or rest; to recruit or refresh one's self. To take care, to exercise care or vigilance; to be solicitous. ``Doth God take care for oxen?'' --1 Cor. ix. 9. To take care of, to have the charge or care of; to care for; to superintend or oversee. To take down. (a) To reduce; to bring down, as from a high, or higher, place; as, to take down a book; hence, to bring lower; to depress; to abase or humble; as, to take down pride, or the proud. ``I never attempted to be impudent yet, that I was not taken down.'' --Goldsmith. (b) To swallow; as, to take down a potion. (c) To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to take down a house or a scaffold. (d) To record; to write down; as, to take down a man's words at the time he utters them. To take effect, To take fire. See under Effect, and Fire. To take ground to the right or to the left (Mil.), to extend the line to the right or left; to move, as troops, to the right or left. To take heart, to gain confidence or courage; to be encouraged. To take heed, to be careful or cautious. ``Take heed what doom against yourself you give.'' --Dryden. To take heed to, to attend with care, as, take heed to thy ways. To take hold of, to seize; to fix on. To take horse, to mount and ride a horse. To take in. (a) To inclose; to fence. (b) To encompass or embrace; to comprise; to comprehend. (c) To draw into a smaller compass; to contract; to brail or furl; as, to take in sail. (d) To cheat; to circumvent; to gull; to deceive. [Colloq.] (e) To admit; to receive; as, a leaky vessel will take in water. (f) To win by conquest. [Obs.] For now Troy's broad-wayed town He shall take in. --Chapman. (g) To receive into the mind or understanding. ``Some bright genius can take in a long train of propositions.'' --I. Watts. (h) To receive regularly, as a periodical work or newspaper; to take. [Eng.] To take in hand. See under Hand. To take in vain, to employ or utter as in an oath. ``Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.'' --Ex. xx. 7. To take issue. See under Issue. To take leave. See Leave, n., 2. To take a newspaper, magazine, or the like, to receive it regularly, as on paying the price of subscription. To take notice, to observe, or to observe with particular attention. To take notice of. See under Notice. To take oath, to swear with solemnity, or in a judicial manner. To take off. (a) To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from the top of anything; as, to take off a load; to take off one's hat. (b) To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb. (c) To destroy; as, to take off life. (d) To remove; to invalidate; as, to take off the force of an argument. (e) To withdraw; to call or draw away. --Locke. (f) To swallow; as, to take off a glass of wine. (g) To purchase; to take in trade. ``The Spaniards having no commodities that we will take off.'' --Locke. (h) To copy; to reproduce. ``Take off all their models in wood.'' --Addison. (i) To imitate; to mimic; to personate. (k) To find place for; to dispose of; as, more scholars than preferments can take off. [R.] --Bacon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Take Take, v. i. 1. 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. --Shak. When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. --Bacon. In impressions from mind to mind, the impression taketh, but is overcome . . . before it work any manifest effect. --Bacon. 2. To please; to gain reception; to succeed. Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake, And hint he writ it, if the thing should take. --Addison. 3. 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. 4. To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well. To take after. (a) To learn to follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he takes after a good pattern. (b) To resemble; as, the son takes after his father. To take in with, to resort to. [Obs.] --Bacon. To take on, to be violently affected; to express grief or pain in a violent manner. To take to. (a) To apply one's self to; to be fond of; to become attached to; as, to take to evil practices. ``If he does but take to you, . . . you will contract a great friendship with him.'' --Walpole. (b) To resort to; to betake one's self to. ``Men of learning, who take to business, discharge it generally with greater honesty than men of the world.'' --Addison. To take up. (a) To stop. [Obs.] ``Sinners at last take up and settle in a contempt of religion.'' --Tillotson. (b) To reform. [Obs.] --Locke. To take up with. (a) To be contended to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with; as, to take up with plain fare. ``In affairs which may have an extensive influence on our future happiness, we should not take up with probabilities.'' --I. Watts. (b) To lodge with; to dwell with. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. To take with, to please. --Bacon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Take Take, n. 1. That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch. 2. (Print.) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS (takes, taking, took, taken) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Take' is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common idiomatic expressions whose meanings can be found at the appropriate nouns. For example, the expression 'take care' is explained at 'care'. 1. You can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say 'she took a shower' instead of 'she showered'. Betty took a photograph of us... I've never taken a holiday since starting this job... There's not enough people willing to take the risk... VERB: V n, V n, V n 2. In ordinary spoken or written English, people use take with a range of nouns instead of using a more specific verb. For example people often say 'he took control' or 'she took a positive attitude' instead of 'he assumed control' or 'she adopted a positive attitude'. The Patriotic Front took power after a three-month civil war... I felt it was important for women to join and take a leading role... VERB: V n, V n II. OTHER USES (takes, taking, took, taken) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at category 46 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If you take something, you reach out for it and hold it. Here, let me take your coat... Colette took her by the shoulders and shook her... She took her in her arms and tried to comfort her. VERB: V n, V n by n, V n prep 2. If you take something with you when you go somewhere, you carry it or have it with you. Mark often took his books to Bess's house to study... You should take your passport with you when changing money... Don't forget to take your camera. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n with n, V n 3. If a person, vehicle, or path takes someone somewhere, they transport or lead them there. The school bus takes them to school and brings them back... VERB: V n prep/adv 4. If something such as a job or interest takes you to a place, it is the reason for you going there. He was a poor student from Madras whose genius took him to Cambridge... VERB: V n prep/adv 5. If you take something such as your problems or your business to someone, you go to that person when you have problems you want to discuss or things you want to buy. You need to take your problems to a trained counsellor... VERB: V n prep/adv 6. If one thing takes another to a particular level, condition, or state, it causes it to reach that level or condition. Her latest research takes her point further. VERB: V n prep/adv 7. If you take something from a place, you remove it from there. He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth... Opening a drawer, she took out a letter. VERB: V n with prep/adv, V n with prep/adv 8. If you take something from someone who owns it, you steal it or go away with it without their permission. He has taken my money, and I have no chance of getting it back... VERB: V n 9. If an army or political party takes something or someone, they win them from their enemy or opponent. Marines went in, taking 15 prisoners... VERB: V n 10. If you take one number or amount from another, you subtract it or deduct it. Take off the price of the house, that's another hundred thousand. VERB: V n with adv/prep 11. If you cannot take something difficult, painful, or annoying, you cannot tolerate it without becoming upset, ill, or angry. Don't ever ask me to look after those kids again. I just can't take it!... = stand, bear VERB: no passive, usu with brd-neg, V n 12. If you take something such as damage or loss, you suffer it, especially in war or in a battle. They have taken heavy casualties. VERB: V n 13. If something takes a certain amount of time, that amount of time is needed in order to do it. Since the roads are very bad, the journey took us a long time... I had heard an appeal could take years... The sauce takes 25 minutes to prepare and cook... The game took her less than an hour to finish... You must beware of those traps–you could take all day getting out of them... It takes 15 minutes to convert the plane into a car by removing the wings and the tail... It had taken Masters about twenty hours to reach the house... It took thirty-five seconds for the hour to strike. VERB: no passive, V n n, V n, V n to-inf, V n n to-inf, V n -ing, it V n to-inf, it V n n to-inf, it V n for n to-inf 14. If something takes a particular quality or thing, that quality or thing is needed in order to do it. At one time, walking across the room took all her strength... It takes courage to say what you think... It takes a pretty bad level of performance before the teachers will criticize the students. = need VERB: no passive, V n, it V n to-inf, it V n before cl 15. If you take something that is given or offered to you, you agree to accept it. His sons took his advice. = accept VERB: V n 16. If you take a feeling such as pleasure, pride, or delight in a particular thing or activity, the thing or activity gives you that feeling. They take great pride in their heritage... The government will take comfort from the latest opinion poll. = derive VERB: V n in n/-ing, V n from n/-ing 17. If a shop, restaurant, theatre, or other business takes a certain amount of money, they get that amount from people buying goods or services. (mainly BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, usually use take in) The firm took £100,000 in bookings. VERB: V amount 18. You can use take to refer to the amount of money that a business such as a store or theatre gets from selling its goods or tickets during a particular period. (mainly AM BUSINESS; in BRIT, usually use takings) It added another $11.8 million to the take, for a grand total of $43 million. N-SING: usu the N 19. If you take a prize or medal, you win it. 'Poison' took first prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival... VERB: V n 20. If you take the blame, responsibility, or credit for something, you agree to accept it. His brother Raoul did it, but Leonel took the blame and kept his mouth shut... = accept VERB: V n 21. If you take patients or clients, you accept them as your patients or clients. Some universities would be forced to take more students than they wanted... VERB: V n 22. If you take a telephone call, you speak to someone who is telephoning you. Douglas telephoned Catherine at her office. She refused to take his calls. VERB: V n 23. If you take something in a particular way, you react in the way mentioned to a situation or to someone's beliefs or behaviour. Unfortunately, no one took my messages seriously... VERB: V n adv/prep 24. You use take when you are discussing or explaining a particular question, in order to introduce an example or to say how the question is being considered. There's confusion and resentment, and it's almost never expressed out in the open. Take this office, for example... = consider VERB: usu imper, V n 25. If you take someone's meaning or point, you understand and accept what they are saying. They've turned sensible, if you take my meaning... VERB: V n 26. If you take someone for something, you believe wrongly that they are that thing. She had taken him for a journalist... I naturally took him to be the owner of the estate. VERB: V n for n, V n to-inf 27. If you take something from among a number of things, you choose to have or buy it. 'I'll take the grilled tuna,' Mary Ann told the waiter. VERB: V n 28. If you take a road or route, you choose to travel along it. From Wrexham centre take the Chester Road to the outskirts of town... The road forked in two directions. He had obviously taken the wrong fork. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n 29. If you take a car, train, bus, or plane, you use it to go from one place to another. It's the other end of the High Street. We'll take the car, shall we?... She took the train to New York every weekend... VERB: V n, V n prep/adv 30. If you take a subject or course at school or university, you choose to study it. Students are allowed to take European history and American history. VERB: V n 31. If you take a test or examination, you do it in order to obtain a qualification. She took her driving test in Greenford... VERB: V n 32. If you take someone for a subject, you give them lessons in that subject. (mainly BRIT) The teacher who took us for economics was Miss Humphrey. = teach VERB: V n for n 33. If someone takes drugs, pills, or other medicines, they take them into their body, for example by swallowing them. She's been taking sleeping pills... VERB: V n 34. If you take a note or a letter, you write down something you want to remember or the words that someone says. She sat expressionless, carefully taking notes... VERB: V n 35. If you take a particular measurement, you use special equipment to find out what something measures. If he feels hotter than normal, take his temperature. VERB: V n 36. If a place or container takes a particular amount or number, there is enough space for that amount or number. The place could just about take 2,000 people. VERB: no passive, V amount 37. If you take a particular size in shoes or clothes, that size fits you. 47 per cent of women in the UK take a size 16 or above. VERB: V n 38. A take is a short piece of action which is filmed in one continuous process for a cinema or television film. She couldn't get it right–she never knew the lines and we had to do several takes. N-COUNT 39. Someone's take on a particular situation or fact is their attitude to it or their interpretation of it. What's your take on the new government? Do you think it can work?... = perspective N-SING: N on n, usu supp N 40. You can say 'I take it' to check with someone that what you believe to be the case or what you understand them to mean is in fact the case, or is in fact what they mean. I take it you're a friend of the Kellings, Mr Burr... = I presume PHRASE: PHR with cl, oft PHR that 41. You can say 'take it from me' to tell someone that you are absolutely sure that what you are saying is correct, and that they should believe you. Take it from me–this is the greatest achievement by any Formula One driver ever. = believe me PHRASE: PHR with cl 42. If you say to someone 'take it or leave it', you are telling them that they can accept something or not accept it, but that you are not prepared to discuss any other alternatives. A 72-hour week, 12 hours a day, six days a week, take it or leave it. CONVENTION 43. If someone takes an insult or attack lying down, they accept it without protesting. The government is not taking such criticism lying down. PHRASE: take inflects 44. If something takes a lot out of you or takes it out of you, it requires a lot of energy or effort and makes you feel very tired and weak afterwards. He looked tired, as if the argument had taken a lot out of him... PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n 45. If someone tells you to take five or to take ten, they are telling you to have a five or ten minute break from what you are doing. (mainly AM INFORMAL) PHRASE: V inflects 46. to be taken aback: see aback to take up arms: see arm to take the biscuit: see biscuit to take the bull by the horns: see bull to take your hat off to someone: see hat to take the mickey: see mickey to take the piss out of someone: see piss to take something as read: see read to be taken for a ride: see ride to take someone by surprise: see surprise take my word for it: see word

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

tak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a few call for special attention. "To take" in the sense of "capture" is still common, but when a person or living animal is in point, modern English usually adds "prisoner" or "captive." English Versions of the Bible not infrequently has this addition (Ge 14:14, etc.), but more commonly "take" is used without it (Jos 10:39; Job 5:13; Sirach 23:21; Joh 7:30, etc.). An occasional obscurity is thus caused, as in Ge 27:3, "take me venison" for "hunt venison for me." "To take advice" (2Ch 25:17; the King James Version Jud 19:30, the Revised Version (British and American) "counsel") is "to reflect," not "to consult others" (compare 1Ki 12:28; but contrast 2Ki 6:8, etc.). "To take knowledge of" is "to learn thoroughly," "investigate" (1Sa 23:23, etc.), as is "to take notice of" (2Sa 3:36). "To take an oath of" (Ge 50:25, etc.) is "to exact an oath of." "To be taken with a disease" in the King James Version Mt 4:24; Lu 4:38 is "to suffer with" (the Revised Version (British and American) "be holden with"), but in 1 Macc 9:55; 2 Macc 9:21 (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)), the context gives the force "be attacked by," as in modern English Compare the King James Version Lu 8:37 (the Revised Version (British and American) "holden"); Mic 4:9 (the Revised Version (British and American) "take hold of"). "Take" occurs in the sense "overtake" in the King James Version Ge 19:19 (the Revised Version (British and American) "overtake"); Sirach 36:26. "Take away" has sometimes a more forcible significance than in modern English, as in the King James Version Le 6:2, "a thing taken away by violence" (the Revised Version (British and American) "robbery"); Da 11:12, the King James Version "He hath taken away the multitude," where the meaning is "swept away" (compare the Revised Version margin "carried away"; the Revised Version (British and American) "shall be lifted up" is inappropriate here). So in "lest he take thee away with his stroke" (the King James Version Job 36:18), "take away" means simply "slay." (The text here is intensely obscure, and the Revised Version (British and American) has followed a different interpretation.) So "to be taken away" may mean simply "to die," as in Eze 33:6; The Wisdom of Solomon 14:15; Sirach 16:9; 19:3; Mr 2:20, although in 1Co 5:2 it means "to be expelled." "To take away judgment" or "right" (Job 27:2; 34:5; Ac 8:33) is "to refuse it," but in Ze 3:15 English Versions of the Bible means "the sentence against thee is canceled" (the Hebrew text is dubious). Ne 5:2 the King James Version has "take up" for "get" (so the Revised Version (British and American)), perhaps with the connotation "on credit." "Take up" is also used frequently for "utter solemnly" (Nu 23:7; Isa 14:4, etc.), a use due to the Hebrew "lift up," "exalt" (nasa'). For "take up" in the sense of "lift" (physically), compare Isa 40:15; Ac 7:43; the King James Version 21:15. "Take care" in Tobit 5:20; 1Co 9:9 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "to care") means "be anxious about," "have in mind" And the very obscure "scurrility in the matter of giving and taking" (Sirach 41:19) is explained by the Hebrew to mean "refusing the gift for which thou art besought." The following phrases are archaic, but hardly need explanation: "Take indignation" (Ne 4:1); "take wrong" (1Co 6:7); "take up in the lips" (Eze 36:3; the King James Version Ps 16:4, "take .... into my lips," the Revised Version (British and American) "take .... upon my lips"); and in the King James Version "take to record" (Ac 20:26, the Revised Version (British and American) "testify unto"); "take shame" (Mic 2:6 the King James Version).

Burton Scott Easton

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Receive, accept. 2. Seize, grasp, gripe, clasp, lay hold of, get hold of. 3. Entrap, ensnare, circumvent. 4. Capture, catch, make prisoner of. 5. Come upon, befall, smite, fasten on, attack, seize. 6. Conquer, capture, cause to surrender. 7. Captivate, delight, please, interest, attract, allure, engage, fascinate, bewitch, enchant, charm. 8. Admit, allow, not dispute. 9. Understand, interpret. 10. Regard, consider, hold, suppose. 11. Choose, select, elect, espouse, be in favor of. 12. Turn to, have recourse to, betake one's self to. 13. Assume, adopt, put on. 14. Delineate, portray, figure, draw, paint, sketch, copy. 15. Get, procure, obtain. 16. Use, employ, make use of, avail one's self of. 17. Demand, require, need, be necessary. 18. Swallow, take down. 19. Experience, feel, perceive, be sensible of, be conscious of. 20. Bear, endure, tolerate, submit to. 21. From, fix, adopt. 22. Draw, derive, deduce. 23. Discover, detect. 24. Conduct, lead, convey. 25. Carry, transfer. II. v. n. 1. Catch, be fixed, fix. 2. Please, be well received, be welcomed. 3. Succeed, have the intended effect. 4. Go, proceed, resort, direct one's course. III. n. Catch of fish, haul of fish.

Moby Thesaurus

OD, abduct, abide, absorb, abstract, accede, accede to, accept, accommodate, accompany, account as, accroach, acknowledge, acquire, act, admit, adopt, advocate, affect, agree to, allow for, allure, and, annex, annihilate, apply, appreciate, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, ask, assault sexually, assent, assimilate, assume, astonish, astound, attract, avails, bag, bamboozle, be afraid, be agreeable, be blooded, be brought down, be felled, be seized of, be struck down, be successful, be traumatized, be with one, bear, bear with, beard, beat, beat it, become airborne, behave, believe, belittle, bewitch, bilk, blackmail, blast off, blaze, blaze up, blink at, board, bolt, boodle, book, boom shot, boost, booty, borrow, box office, brave, break bread, break out, bring, bring up, brook, burlesque, burn, burst into flame, buy, call for, capital gains, captivate, capture, caricature, carry, carry away, carry off, carry on, cart, catch, catch cold, catch fire, catch on, catch on fire, catch up, 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graft, grant, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, gross, gross income, gross profit, gross receipts, group shot, guess, guide, gull, gulp down, gyp, hack, handle, harpoon, harrow, harvest, haul, have, have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression, have an inkling, have coming in, have it taped, have recourse to, have the idea, hire, hit the road, hoard, hold, hold as, hoodwink, hook, hot goods, hug, humble, humiliate, hunger, ignore, imagine, imbibe, imitate, implicate, imply, impose upon, include, income, infer, infringe, ingest, inhale, inherit, intake, interest, interpret, involve, judge, ken, kill, killing, kinescope, knock off, knock under, know, knuckle down, knuckle under, lampoon, land, lasso, lay hands on, lay hold of, lead, lead to, learn, lease, leave, leave unavenged, let, let be, let in, let it go, liberate, lift, lift off, like, live with it, lodge, long shot, look like, look upon as, loot, lower, lucre, lug, lure, magnetize, maintain, make, make a hit, make allowances for, make for, make off with, make use of, makings, manhandle, mark, master, matte shot, meal, medium shot, meet with success, mesh, mimic, misappropriate, mock, motion picture, mulct, nab, nail, neat profit, necessitate, need, net, net income, net profit, net receipts, nick, nip, nip up, noose, not resist, note, obey, obtain, occupy, operate, opine, oppose, opt for, output, overcharge, overdose, overhaul, overlook, overtake, pack, palm, pan shot, panoramic shot, paper profits, parody, partake, partake of, pass, pass over, peculate, peel off, pelf, perceive, percentage, perform, perk, perks, perquisite, pick, pick up, pickings, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, pitch in, plagiarize, play, plunder, poach, pocket, pocket the affront, pork barrel, possess, possess sexually, preempt, prefer, prefigure, prehend, presume, presuppose, presurmise, prevail, prize, proceeds, process shot, procure, produce, profit, profits, prosper, provisionally accept, public till, public trough, pull down, purchase, 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strike, strip off, study, submit, submit to, subsume, subtract, succeed, succumb, suffer, support, suppose, surmise, surprise, survive, suspect, swag, swallow, swallow an insult, swallow it, swallow the pill, swindle, swipe, tackle, take aback, take after, take away, take back, take by assault, take by storm, take down, take effect, take for, take for granted, take from, take hold, take hold of, take ill, take in, take it, take it that, take off, take on, take out, take over, take possession, take possession of, take to, take to be, take to mean, take up, take-in, takings, tangle, tangle up with, taste, terminate, thieve, think, till, tolerate, torment, tote, transcribe, transport, trap, travel shot, travesty, treat, trick, trow, trucking shot, turn aside provocation, turn to, undergo, understand, understand by, undertake, unearned income, use, use up, vie with, view as, violate, voice, waft, walk off with, wealth, weather, ween, whip up, whisk, wile, win, wing, wink at, winnings, wipe out, withdraw, withstand, wolf, woo, work, work well, work wonders, write down, yield, zoom shot