Takenoun 1: the income arising from land or other property; "the average
return was about 5%" [syn:
return,
issue,
proceeds,
takings,
yield,
payoff]
2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without
interruption
verb 1: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work
this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
[syn:
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,
direct,
conduct,
guide]
4: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!";
"Can you take this bag, please" [syn:
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]
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:
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]
8: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from
Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant:
give]
9: 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
postulates a patient's consent" [syn:
necessitate,
ask,
postulate,
need,
require,
involve,
call for,
demand]
[ant:
obviate]
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,
select,
pick out]
11: 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"
12: 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,
have] [ant:
refuse]
13: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as
director of development" [syn:
fill]
14: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the
case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn:
consider,
deal,
look at]
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]
17: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking
off, etc. 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 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,
have] [ant:
abstain]
19: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
[syn:
undergo,
submit]
20: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take
an opportunity" [syn:
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,
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 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]
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,
exact]
27: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took
to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn:
make]
28: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as
photographic equipment; "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,
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]
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]
32: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times
every day" [syn:
subscribe,
subscribe to]
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:
have]
36: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole
idea" [syn:
claim] [ant:
disclaim]
37: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the
dye" [syn:
accept]
38: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take
all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn:
contain,
hold]
39: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
40: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
[syn:
drive]
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,
get]
[also:
took,
taken]
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