take (n.)

  1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; the average return was about 5%

    [ Syn: return , issue , takings , proceeds , yield , payoff ]

  2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

    take (v.)

  1. carry out; take action; take steps; take vengeance'

  2. 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 ]

  3. receive willingly something given or offered; The only girl who would have him was the millers daughter; I wont have this dog in my house!; Please accept my present

    [ Syn: accept , have ]

  4. assume, as of positions or roles; She took the job as director of development; he occupies the position of manager; the young prince will soon occupy the throne

    [ Syn: fill , occupy ]

  5. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; Take the case of China; Consider the following case

    [ Syn: consider , deal , look at ]

  6. 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 postulate a patients consent

    [ Syn: necessitate , ask , postulate , need , require , involve , call for , demand ]

  7. experience or feel or submit to; Take a test; Take the plunge'

  8. make a film or photograph of something; take a scene; shoot a movie

    [ Syn: film , shoot ]

  9. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, 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 ]

  10. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; Have another bowl of chicken soup!; I dont take sugar in my coffee

    [ Syn: consume , ingest , take in , have ]

  11. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; We took a pay cut

    [ Syn: submit ]

  12. require (time or space); It took three hours to get to work this morning; This event occupied a very short time

    [ Syn: occupy , use up ]

  13. make use of or accept for some purpose; take a risk; take an opportunity

    [ Syn: accept ]

  14. take by force; Hitler took the Baltic Republics; The army took the fort on the hill'

  15. 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 ]

  16. admit into a group or community; accept students for graduate study; Well have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member

    [ Syn: accept , admit , take on ]

  17. 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'

  18. be a student of a certain subject; She is reading for the bar exam

    [ Syn: learn , study , read ]

  19. 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 ]

  20. head into a specified direction; The escaped convict took to the hills; We made for the mountains

    [ Syn: make ]

  21. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; Please dont aim at your little brother!; He trained his gun on the burglar; Dont train your camera on the women; Take a swipe at ones opponent

    [ Syn: aim , train , take aim , direct ]

  22. be seized or affected in a specified way; take sick; be taken drunk'

  23. 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 ]

  24. have with oneself; have on ones person; She always takes an umbrella; I always carry money; She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains

    [ Syn: carry , pack ]

  25. engage for service under a term of contract; We took an apartment on a quiet street; Lets rent a car; Shall we take a guide in Rome?

    [ Syn: lease , rent , hire , charter , engage ]

  26. receive or obtain regularly; We take the Times every day

    [ Syn: subscribe , subscribe to ]

  27. buy, select; I'll take a pound of that sausage'

  28. to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; take shelter from the storm'

  29. have sex with; archaic use; He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

    [ Syn: have ]

  30. lay claim to; as of an idea; She took credit for the whole idea

    [ Syn: claim ]

  31. be designed to hold or take; This surface will not take the dye

    [ Syn: accept ]

  32. be capable of holding or containing; This box wont take all the items; The flask holds one gallon

    [ Syn: contain , hold ]

  33. develop a habit; He took to visiting bars'

  34. get into ones hands, take physically; Take a cookie!; Can you take this bag, please

    [ Syn: get hold of ]

  35. proceed along in a vehicle; We drive the turnpike to work

    [ Syn: drive ]

  36. obtain by winning; Winner takes all; He took first prize'

  37. 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 ]

  38. 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 ]

  39. 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 cant take credit for this!

    [ Syn: read ]

  40. 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 ]

  41. take into one's possession; We are taking an orphan from Romania; I'll take three salmon steaks'

  42. 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'

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
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