take

verbA1/ˈteɪ̯k/

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.transitive

To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

To seize or capture.transitive
To catch or get possession of (fish or game).transitive
To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.transitive
To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.transitive
To exact.transitive
To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.transitive

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).transitive

To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).

To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.transitive
To accept and follow (advice, etc.).transitive
To receive into some relationship.transitive
To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).intransitive, transitive
To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).transitive

To remove.transitive

To remove.

To remove or end by death; to kill.transitive
To subtract.transitive

To have sex with.transitive
To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.transitive
To grasp or grip.transitive
To select or choose; to pick.transitive

To select or choose; to pick.

To adopt (select) as one's own.transitive
To apply or assign a character option.transitive

To carry or lead (something or someone).transitive

To carry or lead (something or someone).

To transport or carry; to convey to another place.especially, transitive
To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.transitive, usually
To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.transitive
To escort or conduct (a person).transitive
To go.reflexive, transitive

To use as a means of transportation.transitive
To obtain for use by payment or lease.transitive

To obtain for use by payment or lease.

To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.transitive

To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.transitive
To consume (food or drink).dated, transitive
To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.transitive
To experience or feel.transitive
To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).transitive
To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).transitive
To participate in.transitive
To cause to change to a specified state or condition.transitive
To regard in a specified way.transitive
To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.transitive
To understand (especially in a specified way).transitive
To believe, to accept the statements of.transitive
To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.transitive
To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).transitive
To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.transitive
To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).transitive
To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).transitive
To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.transitive
To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).transitive
To let in (water).transitive
To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).transitive
To proceed to fill.transitive
To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).transitive
To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).transitive
To avail oneself of; to exploit.transitive
To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.transitive

To assume or perform (a form or role).

To assume (a form).transitive
To perform (a role).transitive
To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).transitive

To bind oneself by.transitive
To go into, through, or along.transitive

To go into, through, or along.

To go or move into.transitive

To have and use one's recourse to.transitive
To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.transitive
To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.transitive
To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).transitive
To make a picture, photograph, etc. of (a person, scene, etc.).dated, transitive
To obtain money from, especially by swindling.transitive
To apply oneself to the study of.transitive
To deal with.transitive
To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.transitive
To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.transitive

To accept as an input to a relation.

To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).transitive
To accept (zero or more arguments).transitive

To buy.Cyprus, informal, transitive
To get or accept (something) into one's possession.intransitive
To engage, take hold or have effect.intransitive

To engage, take hold or have effect.

To look good enough to keep.intransitive, usually
To adhere or be absorbed properly.intransitive, usually
To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.intransitive, usually
To catch; to engage.intransitive
To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people.dated, intransitive, possibly

To become; to be affected in a specified way.copulative, intransitive
To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.dated, intransitive, possibly
An intensifier.dialectal, intransitive, proscribed
Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.

Forms

he/she/it: takes
-ing form: taking
past: took
past participle: taken

Example sentences28324 results

It would take forever for me to explain everything.

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In order to do that, you have to take risks.

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