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"3. take somebody somewhere;
"We lead him to our chief""can you take me to the main entrance?""He conducted us to the palace"4. get into one's hands, take physically;
"Take a cookie!""Can you take this bag, please"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"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!"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"8. take into one's possession;
"We are taking an orphan from Romania""I'll take three salmon steaks"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"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"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"13. assume, as of positions or roles;
"She took the job as director of development"14. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
"Take the case of China""Consider the following case"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"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"18. serve oneself to, or consume regularly;
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!""I don't take sugar in my coffee"19. accept or undergo, often unwillingly;
"We took a pay cut"20. make use of or accept for some purpose;
"take a risk""take an opportunity"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"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"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"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"27. head into a specified direction;
"The escaped convict took to the hills""We made for the mountains"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"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"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?"32. receive or obtain by regular payment;
"We take the Times every day"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"36. lay claim to; as of an idea;
"She took credit for the whole idea"37. be designed to hold or take;
"This surface will not take the dye"38. be capable of holding or containing;
"This box won't take all the items""The flask holds one gallon"39. develop a habit;
"He took to visiting bars"40. proceed along in a vehicle;
"We drive the turnpike to work"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"