take

take: verb

1)

she took his hand

Syn:

grasp, get hold of, grip, clasp, clutch, grab

2)

he took an envelope from his pocket

Syn:

remove, pull, draw, withdraw, extract, fish

3)

a passage taken from my book

Syn:

extract, quote, cite, excerpt, derive, abstract, copy, cull

4)

many prisoners were taken

Syn:

capture, seize, catch, arrest, apprehend, take into custody, carry off, abduct

5)

someone's taken my car

Syn:

steal, remove, appropriate, make off with, pilfer, purloin; informal filch, swipe, snaffle; Brit.; informal pinch, nick

6)

take four from the total

Syn:

subtract, deduct, remove, discount; informal knock off, minus

7)

all the seats had been taken

Syn:

occupy, use, utilize, fill, hold, reserve, engage; informal bag

8)

he took notes

Syn:

write, note (down), jot (down), scribble, scrawl, record, register, document, minute

9)

I took it back to London

Syn:

bring, carry, bear, transport, convey, move, transfer, shift, ferry; informal cart, tote

10)

the priest took her home

Syn:

escort, accompany, help, assist, show, lead, guide, see, usher, convey

11)

he took the train

Syn:

travel on/by, journey on, go via, use

12)

I can't take much more

Syn:

endure, bear, tolerate, stand, put up with, abide, stomach, accept, allow, countenance, support, shoulder; formal brook

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Ant:

give, free, add

Phrases:

take after

take something apart

take someone in

take something in

take off

take someone on

take something on

take something over

take something up

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Synonyms:

Receive, accept, Catch, be fixed, fix / Regard, consider, hold, suppose / Choose, select, elect, espouse, be in favor of / Turn to, have recourse to, betake one's self to / Assume, adopt, put on / Delineate, portray, figure, draw, paint, sketch, copy / Get, procure, obtain / Use, employ, make use of, avail one's self of / Demand, require, need, be necessary / Swallow, take down / Experience, feel, perceive, be sensible of, be conscious of / Seize, grasp, gripe, clasp, lay hold of, get hold of, Please, be well received, be welcomed / Bear, endure, tolerate, submit to / From, fix, adopt / Draw, derive, deduce / Discover, detect / Conduct, lead, convey / Carry, transfer / Entrap, ensnare, circumvent, Succeed, have the intended effect / Capture, catch, make prisoner of, Go, proceed, resort, direct one's course, Catch of fish, haul of fish / Come upon, befall, smite, fasten on, attack, seize / Conquer, capture, cause to surrender / Captivate, delight, please, interest, attract, allure, engage, fascinate, bewitch, enchant, charm / Admit, allow, not dispute / Understand, interpret

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Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
take — ► VERB (past took; past part. taken) 1) lay hold of with one s hands; reach for and hold. 2) occupy (a place or position). 3) capture or gain possession of by force. 4) carry or bring with one; convey. 5) remove from a place. 6) … English terms dictionary
take — [n] profit booty*, catch, catching, cut, gate, haul*, holding, part, proceeds, receipts, return, returns, revenue, share, takings, yield; concept 344 Ant. debt, loss take [v1] get; help oneself to abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture … New thesaurus
Take — Take, v. i. 1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. Shak. [1913 Webster] When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — vb took, tak·en, tak·ing vt 1 a: to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional means b: to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority; specif: to acquire title to for public use by… … Law dictionary
Take On Me — ist ein Lied und Nummer Eins Hit der norwegischen Popband a ha, welches von ihrem ersten Album Hunting High and Low aus dem Jahr 1985 stammt. Aufgenommen wurde der Titel bereits 1984, jedoch schaffte er es erst mit dem dritten Anlauf zum Nummer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Take on me — ist ein Lied und Nummer Eins Hit der norwegischen Popband a ha, welches von ihrem ersten Album Hunting High and Low aus dem Jahr 1985 stammt. Aufgenommen wurde der Titel bereits 1984, jedoch schaffte er es erst mit dem dritten Anlauf zum Nummer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Take on Me — «Take on Me» Sencillo de a ha del álbum Hunting High and Low Publicación 5 de abril de 1985; 16 de septiembre de 1985 Formato 7 , 12 Grabación 1984 1985 … Wikipedia Español
Take — (engl. „nehmen, Aufnahme“) steht für: Take bzw. Einstellung (Film), eine ungeschnittene, zumeist kurze Filmaufnahme Take (Musik), die schrittweise Aufnahme von akustischen Signalen Take 2 Interactive, der Hersteller von Computer und Videospielen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Take 2 — Take Two Interactive Software Inc. Unternehmensform Aktiengesellschaft ISIN … Deutsch Wikipedia

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