Definition of Take

Verb: take (took,taken) teyk

Carry out
"take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
Require (time or space)
"It took three hours to get to work this morning";
- occupy, use up
Accompany somebody somewhere to show them the way
"can you take me to the main entrance?";
- lead, direct, conduct, guide
Get into one's hands, grasp physically
"Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please";
- get hold of
Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn";
- assume, acquire, adopt, take on
Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
"How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!";
- read
Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
"Take these letters to the boss";
- bring, convey
Take into one's possession
"We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
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"
Make a selection from a number of alternatives
"Take any one of these cards";
- choose, select, pick out
Receive willingly something given or offered
"Please take my present";
- accept, have
Assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development";
- fill, occupy
Focus on as an example
"Take the case of China";
- consider, look at
Must happen, have or exist previously or during (in order for stated thing to be happen or be the case)
"It takes nerve to do what she did";
- necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, call for, demand
Experience, feel or submit to
"Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
(movie) make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene";
- film, shoot
Move or change something to no longer be present or in its previous position; also used metaphorically
"take the gun from your pocket"; "take away a threat";
- remove, take away, withdraw
Eat, esp. normally or regularly
"I don't take sugar in my coffee";
- consume, ingest, take in, have
Accept or undergo, often unwillingly
"We took a pay cut";
- submit
Make use of or accept for some purpose
"take an opportunity"; "take a risk";
- accept
Take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
Occupy or take on
"She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree";
- assume, strike, take up
Admit into a group or community
"take students for graduate study"; "take on students for graduate study";
- accept, admit, take on
Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
"take a pulse"
Be a student of a certain subject
- learn, study, read
Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
"The hard work took its toll on her";
- claim, exact
Head into a specified direction
"The escaped convict took to the hills";
- make
Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
"Take a swipe at one's opponent"; "Please don't take aim at your little brother!";
- aim, train, take aim, direct
Be seized or affected in a specified way
"take sick"
Have with oneself; have on one's person
"She always takes an umbrella";
- carry, pack
Engage for service under a term of contract
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?";
- lease, rent, hire, charter, engage
Receive or obtain regularly
"We take the Times every day";
- subscribe, subscribe to
Buy, select
"I'll take a pound of that sausage"
To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
"take shelter from the storm"
Lay claim to; as of an idea
"She took credit for the whole idea";
- claim
Be designed to hold or take
"This surface will not take the dye";
- accept
Be capable of holding or containing
"This box won't take all the items";
- contain, hold
Develop a habit
"He took to visiting bars"
(driving) proceed along in a vehicle
"We take the turnpike to work";
- drive
Obtain by winning
"Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"She took a chill";
- contract, get
[archaic] Have sex with
- have [archaic]

Noun: take teyk

The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average take was about 5%";
- return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
The act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption