take
Cross references:
1. receive 2. double take
1. take or take ten \'ta-k\ \'tu.k\ \'ta--k*n\ vb or took; or tak.en or
tak.ing [ME taken, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken]to take 1:
to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control : a s
1a: to seize or capture physically 1b: to get possession of (as fish or
game) by killing or capturing 1c: to move against (as an opponent's piece
in chess or a card) and remove from play : WIN 1d: CONFISCATE 1e: to
catch (a batted ball) in baseball or cricket {~ it on the f ly} 2: GRASP,
GRIP {~ the ax by the handle} 3a: to catch or attack through the effect of
a sudden force or influence <(taken with a fit of laughing} {taken ill} 3b:
to catch or come upon in a particular situation or action {tried to ~ him
napping} 3c: to strike or hit in or on a specified part {took the boy a sma
rt box on the ear} 3d: to gain the approval or liking of : CAPTIVATE,
DELIGHT 4a: to receive into one's body (as by eating, drinking, or
inhaling) {R@ a glass of water ~ one tablet after each meal} 4b: to expose
oneself to (as sun or air) for pleasure or physical benefit 4c: to partake
of : EAT 5a: to bring or receive into a relation or connection {reduced to
tak ing lodgers} {time he took a wife} 5b: to copulate with 6: to transfer
into one's own keeping : 6a: APPROPRIATE 6b1: to obtain or secure for use
(as by lease or contract) {~ a bo x at the opera} 6b2: BUY {I'll ~ this
hat} 7a: ASSUME {gods often took the likeness of a human being} {~ the
veil} 7b: to charge oneself with (as a duty, obligation, or task) : UNDERTA
KE {~ office ~ a role} 7c: to subject oneself to : bind oneself by {~ a
vow} 7d: to impose upon oneself {~ the trouble to do good work} 7e: to
adopt as one's own : align or ally oneself with 7f: to adopt or advance as
one's fundamental point of argument or defense {a point well taken} 7g: to
arrogate to oneself {~ the credit} 7h: to have or assume as a proper part
of or accompaniment to itself {tr ansitive verbs ~ an object} 8a: to secure
by winning in competition {took first place} 8b: DEFEAT 9: to pick out :
CHOOSE, SELECT 10: to adopt, choose, or avail oneself of for use : as
10a: to have recourse to as an instrument for doing something {~ a scythe
to the weeds} 10b: to use as a means of transportation or progression {took
a fr eighter to Europe} 10c: to have recourse to for safety or refuge {~
shelter} 10d1: to proceed to occupy {~ a seat in the rear} 10d2: NEED,
REQUIRE 11a: to obtain by deriving from a source : DRAW {~s its title
from the name of the hero} : BORROW 11b1: to obtain as the result of a
special procedure : ASCERTAIN <(~ the temperature ~ a census} 11b2: to get
in writing : write down {~ notes ~ an invento ry} 11b3: to get by drawing
or painting or by photography; esp : PH OTOGRAPH {~ a snapshot} 11b4: to
get by transference from one surface to another {~ a proo f ~ fingerprints}
12: to receive or accept whether willingly or reluctantly {~ a bri be ~ a
bet} : as 12a: to receive when bestowed or tendered {~ an honorary
doctorate } 12b1: to submit to : ENDURE, UNDERGO {took his punis hment like
a man} 12b2: WITHSTAND {~s a punch well} 12c1: to accept as true 12c2:
FOLLOW {~ a suggestion} 12c3: to accept with the mind in a specified way
{~ things as they come} 12d: to indulge in and enjoy {was taking his ease
on the porch} 12e: to receive or accept as a return (as in payment,
compensation, or rep aration) 12f: to refrain from hitting at (a pitched
ball) 13a1: to let in : ADMIT {the boat was ~ing water fas t} 13a2:
ACCOMMODATE 13b: to be affected injuriously by (as a disease) : CONTRACT
{R@ cold} : be seized by {~ a fit} 13c: to absorb or become impregnated
with (as dye) : be affected by (as polish) 14a: APPREHEND, UNDERSTAND
{slow to ~ his meaning} 14b: CONSIDER, SUPPOSE {~ it as settled} 14c: to
accept or reckon as being or as equal to {taking a stride at 30 inches}
14d: FEEL, EXPERIENCE {~ pleasure} 15: to lead, carry, or cause to go
along to another place {this bus will ~ you into town} {~ the dishes to
the kitchen} 16a: to remove or obtain by removing : ABSTRACT {~ eggs fr om
a nest} 16b: to remove by death : cause to die {taken in his prime} 16c:
SUBTRACT {~ two from four} 17: to undertake and make, do, or perform {~ a
walk} {~ aim} {~ legal action} 18a: to deal with {~ first things first}
18b: to consider or view in a particular relation {taking one thin g with
another} 18c: to apply oneself to the study of {~ music lessons} 19:
CHEAT, SWINDLE 1: to obtain possession : as 1a: CAPTURE 1b: to receive
property under law as one's own 2: to lay hold : CATCH, HOLD 3: to
establish a take esp. by uniting or growing {90 percent of the gra fts ~}
4a: to betake oneself : set out : GO {~ across a field> chiefly dial 4b: -
used as an intensifier or redundantly with a following verb { took and
swung at the ball} 5a: to take effect : ACT, OPERATE 5b: to show the
natural or intended effect {dry fuel ~s readily} 6: CHARM, CAPTIVATE 6a:
to exert a spell 6b: to prove attractive : win popular favor 7: DETRACT
{irritations that took from their general satisfa ction} 8a: to be seized
or attacked in a specified way : BECOME {too k sick} 8b: to be capable of
being moved in a specified way {table ~s apar t for packing} 8c: to adhere
or become absorbed {ink that ~s well on cloth} 8d: to admit of being
photographed MTAKE is a general term applicable to any manner of getting
something into one's possession or control; SEIZE implies a sudden and
forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending
of something fleeting or elusive when intangible; GRASP stresses a laying
hold so as to have firmly in possession; CLUTCH suggests avidity or anxiety
in seizing or grasping and may imply less success in holding; SNATCH
suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than SEIZE; GRAB
implies more roughness or rudeness than SNATCH : to take into account 1:
to use to advantage : profit by 2: to impose upon : EXPLOIT 1: to take as
an example : FOLLOW 2: to resemble in features, build, character, or
disposition : to impute a wrong motive or a bad meaning or intention to :
take offe nse at 1: DISASSEMBLE, DISMANTLE 2: to analyze or dissect esp.
in order to discover or reveal a weakness, f law, or fallacy 3: to treat
roughly or harshly : tear into : to be careful : exercise caution or
prudence : be watchful : to attend to or provide for the needs, operation,
or treatment of 1: to become operative 2: to produce a result as expected
or intended 3: be effective : to take a five or ten minute intermission :
take a short break : to suppose to be; esp : to suppose mistakenly to be
1: to assume as true, real, or expected 2: to value too lightly : to gain
courage or confidence 1: GRASP, GRIP, SEIZE 2: to become attached or
established : take effect : to use (a name) profanely or without proper
respect : to take up the opposite side : JOIN, PARTICIPATE, SHARE :
HAPPEN, OCCUR 1: to become rooted 2: to become fixed or established : to
assume a definite or distinctive form : INVENTORY, ASSESSORY : to carry
off the prize : rank first of a boxer 1: to be counted out 2: to go down
in defeat 1: to go upon the playing field 2: to enter upon a military
campaign : to rise (as in a meeting or legislative assembly) to make a
formal addr ess 1: to take in hand : take care of 2: to betake oneself to
{take to the woods} 3: to apply or devote oneself to (as a practice,
habit, or occupation) { take to begging} 4: to adapt oneself to : respond
to {takes to water like a duck)> 5: to conceive a liking for : to call to
account for a shortcoming : REPROVE - tak.er n SYN syn SEIZE, GRASP,
CLUTCH, SNATCH, GRAB;
2. take n 1: an act or the action of taking (as by seizing, accepting, or
otherwise c oming into possession) : as 1a: the action of killing,
capturing, or catching (as game or fish) 1b1: the uninterrupted
photographing or televising of a scene 1b2: the making of a sound
recording 2: something that is taken : 2a: the amount of money received
(as from a business venture, sale, or admi ssion charge) : PROCEEDS,
RECEIPTS, INCOME 2b: SHARE, CUT 2c: the number or quantity (as of animals,
fish, or pelts) taken at one tim e : CATCH, HAUL 2d1: a scene filmed or
televised at one time without stopping the camera 2d2: a sound recording
made during a single recording period; often :: a trial recording 3a: a
local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination again st
smallpox 3b: a successful union (as of a graft) 4: mental response or
reaction {delayed ~}
Webster's English Dictionary