take


Definition: Meaning of, take in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / teɪk /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
taking takes
  1. action [transitive] used with a noun instead of using a verb to describe an action. For example, if you take a walk, you walk somewhere
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  2. move [transitive] to move or go with someone or something from one place to another
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  3. remove [transitive] to remove something from a place
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  4. time/money/effort etc [intransitive and transitive] if something takes a particular amount of time, money, effort etc, that amount of time etc is needed for it to happen or succeed
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  5. accept [transitive] to accept or choose something that is offered, suggested, or given to you
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  6. hold something [transitive] to get hold of something in your hands
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  7. travel [transitive] to use a particular form of transport or a particular road in order to go somewhere
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  8. study [transitive] to study a particular subject in school or college for an examination
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  9. test [transitive] to do an examination or test [=  sit British English]
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  10. suitable [transitive not in progressive or passive] to be the correct or suitable size, type etc for a particular person or thing
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  11. collect [transitive] to collect or gather something for a particular purpose
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  12. consider [intransitive,transitive always + adverb/preposition] to react to someone or something or consider them in a particular way
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  13. feelings [transitive usually + adverb] to have or experience a particular feeling
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  14. control [transitive] to get possession or control of something
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  15. medicine/drugs [transitive] to swallow, breathe in, INJECT etc a drug or medicine
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  16. do you take sugar/milk? spoken British English used to ask someone whether they like to have sugar or milk in a drink such as tea or coffee
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  17. level [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to make someone or something go to a higher level or position
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  18. measure [transitive] to measure the amount, level, rate etc of something
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  19. numbers [transitive] to make a number smaller by a particular amount [=  subtract]
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  20. money [transitive] British English if a shop, business etc takes a particular amount of money, it receives that amount of money from its customers [=  take in American English]
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  21. somebody can take it or leave it to neither like nor dislike something
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  22. somebody can take it or leave it used to say that you do not care whether someone accepts your offer or not
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  23. take somebody/something (for example) used to give an example of something you have just been talking about
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  24. teach [transitive] British English to teach a particular group of students in a school or college
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  25. write [transitive] to write down information
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  26. take somebody out of themselves British English to make someone forget their problems and feel more confident
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  27. take a lot out of you/take it out of you to make you very tired
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  28. take it upon/on yourself to do something formal to decide to do something without getting someone's permission or approval first
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  29. take something to bits/pieces British English to separate something into its different parts
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  30. be taken with/by something to be attracted by a particular idea, plan, or person
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  31. be taken ill/sick formal to suddenly become ill
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  32. sex [transitive] literary if a man takes someone, he has sex with them
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  33. take a bend/fence/corner etc to try to get over or around something in a particular way
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  34. have an effect [intransitive] if a treatment, DYE, drug etc takes, it begins to work successfully
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Singular Plural
take takes
  1. [countable] an occasion when a film scene, song, action etc is recorded
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  2. somebody's take (on something) someone's opinion about a situation or idea
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  3. be on the take informal to be willing to do something wrong in return for money
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  4. [usually singular] American English informal the amount of money earned by a shop or business in a particular period of time
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take used in phrases

  • double take (noun)
    1. do a double take to look at someone or something again because you are very surprised by what you saw or heard
  • give and take (verb)
    1. make mutual concessions
  • give or take (adverb)
    1. plus or minus a small amount
  • give-and-take (noun)
    1. a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let each other have or do some of the things they want
  • jet-assisted take-off (noun)
    1. an auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
  • out-take (noun)
    1. a piece of a film or television show that is removed before it is broadcast, especially because it contains a mistake
  • piss-take (noun)
    1. something you do to make people laugh at someone, especially by copying them in a funny way
  • stock-take (verb)
    1. make or include in an itemized record or report
  • take a bow (verb)
    1. acknowledge praise or accept credit
    2. acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance
  • take a breath (verb)
    1. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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take used in phrasal verbs

  • take after (phrasal verb)
    1. take after someone to look or behave like an older relative
  • take against (phrasal verb)
    1. take against someone to begin to dislike someone, often without having a good reason
  • take apart (phrasal verb)
    1. to separate an object into pieces
    2. mainly journalism to beat someone very easily in a game or sport
  • take aside (phrasal verb)
    1. take someone aside to take someone away from someone else they are with so that you can speak to them in a place where other people cannot watch or listen
  • take away from (phrasal verb)
    1. take away from something to reduce the positive effect or success of something
  • take back (phrasal verb)
    1. to take something that you have bought back to the shops because it is broken or not suitable
    2. to accept someone again after they have left a relationship, job etc and want to return to it
  • take down (phrasal verb)
    1. to separate a large structure into pieces
    2. to write down information or a statement
  • take for (phrasal verb)
    1. take someone/something for someone/something to believe something, usually wrongly, about someone or something
  • take in (phrasal verb)
    1. take in something to include something
    2. to allow someone to stay in your house or your country
  • take off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to remove something, especially a piece of clothing
    2. [intransitive] if an aircraft takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying
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