- take
- 1. verb
1)
she took his hand
Syn:lay hold of, get hold of; grasp, grip, clasp, clutch, grabAnt:give2)he took an envelope from his pocket
Syn:remove, pull, draw, withdraw, extract, fishAnt:give3)a passage taken from my book
Syn:extract, quote, cite, excerpt, derive, abstract, copy, cull4)she took a little wine
Syn:drink, imbibe; consume, swallow, eat, ingest5)many prisoners were taken
Syn:capture, seize, catch, arrest, apprehend, take into custody; carry off, abductAnt:liberate, free6)someone's taken my car
Syn:steal, remove, appropriate, make off with, pilfer, purloin; informal filch, swipe, snaffle, pinchAnt:give back, restore7)take four from the total
Syn:subtract, deduct, remove; discount; informal knock off, minusAnt:add8)all the seats had been taken
Syn:occupy, use, utilize, fill, hold; reserve, engage; informal bag9)I have taken a room nearby
Syn:rent, lease, hire, charter; reserve, book, engage10)I took the job
Syn:accept, undertake, take onAnt:refuse, turn down11)I'd take this over the other option
Syn:pick, choose, select; prefer, favor, opt for, vote forAnt:refuse, turn down12)take, for instance, Altoona
Syn:consider, contemplate, ponder, think about, mull over, examine, study, meditate over, ruminate about13)she took his temperature
Syn:ascertain, determine, establish, measure, find out, discover; calculate, compute, evaluate, rate, assess, appraise, gauge14)he took notes
Syn:write, note (down), jot (down), scribble, scrawl, record, register, document, minute15)I took the package to Wilmington
Syn:bring, carry, bear, transport, convey, move, transfer, ferry; informal cart, tote16)the police took her home
Syn:escort, accompany, help, assist, show, lead, guide, see, usher, shepherd, convey17)he took the train
Syn:travel on/by, journey on, go via; use18)the town takes its name from the lake
Syn:derive, get, obtain, come by, acquire, pick up19)she took the prize for best speaker
Syn:receive, obtain, gain, get, acquire, collect, accept, be awarded; secure, come by, win, earn, pick up, carry off; informal land, bag, net, scoop20)I took the chance to postpone it
Syn:act on, take advantage of, capitalize on, use, exploit, make the most of, leap at, jump at, pounce on, seize, grasp, grab, acceptAnt:ignore, miss21)he took great pleasure in painting
Syn:derive, draw, acquire, obtain, get, gain, extract, procure; experience, undergo, feel22)Liz took the news badly
Syn:receive, respond to, react to, meet, greet; deal with, cope with23)do you take me for a fool?
Syn:regard as, consider to be, view as, see as, believe to be, reckon to be, imagine to be, deem to be24)I take it that you are hungry
Syn:assume, presume, suppose, imagine, expect, reckon, gather, dare say, trust, surmise, deduce, guess, conjecture, fancy, suspect25)I take your point
Syn:understand, grasp, get, comprehend, apprehend, see, follow; accept, appreciate, acknowledge, sympathize with, agree with26)Shirley was very taken with him
Syn:captivate, enchant, charm, delight, attract, beguile, enthrall, entrance, infatuate, dazzle; amuse, divert, entertain; informal tickle someone's fancy27)I can't take much more
Syn:endure, bear, tolerate, stand, put up with, abide, stomach, accept, allow, countenance, support, shoulder; formal brook; archaic suffer28)applicants must take a test
Syn:carry out, do, complete, write, conduct, perform, execute, discharge, accomplish, fulfill29)I took drama, French, and art history
Syn:study, learn, have lessons in; take up, pursue; informal do30)the journey took six hours
Syn:last, continue for, go on for, carry on for; require, call for, need, necessitate, entail, involve31)it would take an expert to know that
Syn:require, need, necessitate, demand, call for, entail, involve32)I take size six shoes
Syn:wear, use; require, need33)the dye did not take
Syn:be effective, take effect, hold, root, be productive, be effectual, be useful; work, operate, succeed, function; formal be efficacious2. noun1)the whalers' commercial take
Syn:catch, haul, bag, yield, net2)the state's tax take
Syn:revenue, income, gain, profit; takings, proceeds, returns, receipts, winnings, pickings, earnings, spoils; purse3)a clapperboard for the start of each take
Syn:scene, sequence, film clip, clip4)a fresh take on gender issues
Syn:view of, reading of, version of, interpretation of, understanding of, account of, analysis of, approach to•- take off- take to
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