take

IPA: tˈeɪk

noun

The or an act of taking.
Something that is taken; a haul.
Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
(film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
(music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
(medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
(rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
(printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.

verb

(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
(transitive) To seize or capture.
(transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
(transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
(transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
(transitive) To exact.
(transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
(transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
(transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
(transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
(transitive) To receive into some relationship.
(transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
(transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
(transitive) To remove.
(transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
(transitive) To subtract.
(transitive) To have sex with.
(transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
(transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
(transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
(transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
(transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
(transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
(transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
(transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
(reflexive) To go.
(transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
(transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
(transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
(transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
(transitive) To consume (food or drink).
(transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
(transitive) To experience or feel.
(transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
(transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
(transitive) To participate in.
(transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
(transitive) To regard in a specified way.
(transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
(transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
(transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
(transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
(transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
(transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
(transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
(transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
(transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
(transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
(transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
(transitive) To require.
(transitive) To proceed to fill.
(transitive) To fill, require, or use up (time or space).
(transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
(transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
(transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
(transitive) To assume or perform (a form or role).
(transitive) To assume (a form).
(transitive) To perform (a role).
(transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
(transitive) To bind oneself by.
(transitive) To go into, through, or along.
(transitive) To go or move into.
(transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
(transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
(transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
(transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
(transitive, dated) To make a picture, photograph, etc. of (a person, scene, etc.).
(transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
(transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
(transitive) To deal with.
(transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
(transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
(transitive) To accept as an input to a relation.
(transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
(transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
(intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
(intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
(of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
(of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
(of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
(possibly dated) To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people.
(intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
(intransitive, possibly dated) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.
(intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
(transitive, obsolete) To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).
(transitive, obsolete outside dialects and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.
(archaic) To visit; to include in a course of travel.
(obsolete, rare) To portray in a painting.
Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.

Examples of "take" in Sentences

I still have to take some photos.
Acceptance occurs at the point the cashier takes payment.
But the corollary of this is the performance hit you have to take.
Infection then takes hold of the site and becomes a chronic abscess.
That is where the wonder of realization begins to take hold of the listener.
Because of this an altruistic behavior can take hold by the following reasoning.
Because of this, an altruistic behavior can take hold by the following reasoning.

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