take

v., took (tʊk), tak·en (tā'kən), tak·ing, takes.

v.tr.

1. To get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice, especially:
   1. To capture physically; seize: take an enemy fortress.
   2. To seize with authority; confiscate.
   3. To kill, snare, or trap (fish or game, for example).
   4. Sports & Games. To acquire in a game or competition; win: took the crown in horseracing.
   5. Sports & Games. To defeat: Our team took the visitors three to one.
   6. Sports. To catch (a ball in play), especially in baseball: The player took it on the fly.
2. To grasp with the hands; grip: Take your partner's hand.
3. To encounter or catch in a particular situation; come upon; discover: Your actions took me by surprise.
4. To deal a blow to; strike or hit: The boxer took his opponent a sharp jab to the ribs.
5. To affect favorably or winsomely; charm or captivate: She was taken by the puppy.
6. 1. To put (food or drink, for example) into the body; eat or drink: took a little soup for dinner.
   2. To draw in; inhale: took a deep breath.
7. To expose one's body to (healthful or pleasurable treatment, for example): take the sun; take the waters at a spa.
8. To bring or receive into a particular relation, association, or other connection: take a new partner into the firm; take a company national.
9. To engage in sex with.
10. To accept and place under one's care or keeping.
11. To appropriate for one's own or another's use or benefit; obtain by purchase; secure or buy: We always take season tickets.
12. To assume for oneself: take all the credit.
    1. To charge or oblige oneself with the fulfillment of (a task or duty, for example); commit oneself to: She took the position of chair of the committee.
    2. To pledge one's obedience to; impose (a vow or promise) upon oneself.
    3. To impose upon oneself; subject oneself to: We took extra time to do the job properly.
    4. To accept or adopt for one's own: She took his side in the dispute.
    5. To put forth or adopt as a point of argument, defense, or discussion.
    6. To require or have as a fitting or proper accompaniment: Transitive verbs take a direct object.
13. To pick out; select or choose: take any card.
    1. To choose for one's own use; avail oneself of the use of: We took a rented car.
    2. To use (something) as when in operation: This camera takes 35mm film.
    3. To use (something) as a means of conveyance or transportation: take a train to Pittsburgh.
    4. To use (something) as a means of safety or refuge: take shelter from the storm.
    5. To choose and then adopt (a particular route or direction) while on foot or while operating a vehicle: Take a right at the next corner. The driver downshifted to take the corner.
14. To assume occupancy of: take a seat.
15. To require (something) as a basic necessity: It takes money to live in that town.
16. To obtain from a source; derive or draw: The book takes its title from the Bible.
17. To obtain, as through measurement or a specified procedure: took the patient's temperature.
18. To write or make a record of, especially in shorthand or cursive writing: take a letter; take notes.
19. To create (an image, likeness, or representation), as by drawing, painting, or photography: took a picture of us.
20. To include or distribute (a charge) in a financial record.
21. 1. To accept (something owed, offered, or given) either reluctantly or willingly: take a bribe.
    2. To submit to (something inflicted); undergo or suffer: didn't take his punishment well.
    3. To put up with; endure or tolerate: I've had about all I can take from them.
    4. Baseball. To refrain from swinging at (a pitched ball).
    5. To be affected with; catch: The child took the flu.
    6. To be hit or penetrated by: took a lot of punches; took a bullet in the leg.
    7. To withstand: The dam took the heavy flood waters.
22. 1. To accept or believe (something put forth) as true: I'll take your word.
    2. To follow (advice, a suggestion, or a lead, for example).
    3. To accept, handle, or deal with in a particular way: He takes things in stride.
    4. To consider in a particular relation or from a particular viewpoint: take the bitter with the sweet.
23. To undertake, make, or perform: take a walk; take a decision.
24. 1. To allow to come in; give access or admission to; admit: The boat took a lot of water but remained afloat.
    2. To provide room for; accommodate: We can't take more than 100 guests.
    3. To become saturated or impregnated with (dye, for example).
25. 1. To understand or interpret: May I take your smile as an indication of approval?
    2. To consider; assume: Take the matter as settled.
    3. To consider to be equal to; reckon: We take their number at 1,000.
    4. To perceive or feel; experience: She took a dislike to his intrusions.
26. To carry, convey, lead, or cause to go along to another place: Don't forget to take your umbrella. This bus takes you to New York. See Usage Note at bring.
27. To remove from a place: take the dishes from the sink.
28. To secure by removing: The dentist took two molars.
29. To cause to die; kill or destroy: The blight took these tomatoes.
30. To subtract: take 15 from 30.
31. To exact: The storm took its toll.
32. 1. To commit and apply oneself to the study of: take art lessons; take Spanish.
    2. To study for with success: took a degree in law.
33. Informal. To swindle, defraud, or cheat: You've really been taken.

v.intr.

1. To acquire possession.
2. To engage or mesh; catch, as gears or other mechanical parts.
3. To start growing; root or germinate: Have the seeds taken?
4. To have the intended effect; operate or work: The skin graft took.
5. To gain popularity or favor: The television series, which didn't take, was later canceled.
6. To become: He took sick.

n.

1. 1. The act or process of taking.
   2. That which is taken.
2. 1. A quantity collected at one time, especially the amount of profit or receipts taken on a business arrangement or venture.
   2. The number of fish, game birds, or other animals killed or captured at one time.
3. Sports. The amount of money collected as admission to a sporting event; the gate.
4. The uninterrupted running of a movie or television camera or a set of recording equipment in filming a movie or television program or cutting a record.
5. 1. A scene filmed or televised without interrupting the run of the camera.
   2. A recording made in a single session.
6. 1. A physical reaction, such as a rash, indicating a successful vaccination.
   2. A successful graft.
7. Slang. An attempt or a try: He got the answer on the third take.
8. Informal. An interpretation or assessment, as of an event: The mayor was asked for his take on the judge's decision.

phrasal verbs:

take after

1. To follow as an example.
2. To resemble in appearance, temperament, or character.

take apart

1. To divide into parts after disassembling.
2. To dissect or analyze (a theory, for example), usually in an effort to discover hidden or innate flaws or weaknesses.
3. Slang. To beat up; thrash.

take back

1. To retract (something stated or written).

take down

1. To bring to a lower position from a higher one.
2. To take apart; dismantle: take down the Christmas tree.
3. To lower the arrogance or the self-esteem of (a person): really took him down during the debate.
4. To put down in writing.

take for

1. To regard as: Do you take me for a fool?
2. To consider mistakenly: Don't take silence for approval.

take in

1. To grant admittance to; receive as a guest or an employee.
2. To reduce in size; make smaller or shorter: took in the waist on the pair of pants.
3. To include or constitute.
4. To understand: couldn't take in the meaning of the word.
5. To deceive or swindle: was taken in by a confidence artist.
6. To look at thoroughly; view: took in the sights.
7. To accept (work) to be done in one's house for pay: took in typing.
8. To convey (a prisoner) to a police station.

take off

1. To remove, as clothing: take one's coat off; take off one's galoshes.
2. To release: took the brake off.
3. To deduct as a discount: took 20 percent off.
4. To carry off or away.
5. Slang.
   1. To go off; leave: took off in a hurry.
   2. To achieve wide use or popularity: a new movie that really took off.
6. To rise into the air or begin flight: The plane took off on time.
7. To discontinue: took off the commuter special.
8. To withhold service due, as from one's work: I'm taking off three days during May.

take on

1. To undertake or begin to handle: took on extra responsibilities.
2. To hire; engage: took on more workers during the harvest.
3. To oppose in competition: a wrestler who took on all comers.
4. Informal. To display violent or passionate emotion: Don't take on so!
5. To acquire (an appearance, for example) as or as if one's own: Over the years he has taken on the look of a banker.

take out

1. To extract; remove: took the splinter out.
2. To secure (a license, for example) by application to an authority.
3. Informal. To escort, as a date.
4. To give vent to: Don't take your frustration out in such an aggressive manner.
5. To obtain as an equivalent in a different form: took out the money owed in services.
6. Informal. To begin a course; set out: The police took out after the thieves.
7. Slang.
   1. To kill; murder: Two snipers took out an enemy platoon.
   2. To search for and destroy in an armed attack or other such encounter: Combat pilots, flying low to avoid radar, took out the guerrilla leader's bunker in a single mission.

take over

1. To assume control, management, or responsibility.
2. To assume the control or management of or the responsibility for: She took over the job after he left.
3. To become dominant: Our defense took over in the second half of the game.

take to

1. To have recourse to; go to, as for safety: took to the woods.
2. To develop as a habit or a steady practice: take to drink.
3. To become fond of or attached to: "Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other" (Jack Kerouac).

take up

1. To raise; lift.
2. To reduce in size; shorten or tighten: take up a gown.
3. To pay off (an outstanding debt, mortgage, or note).
4. To accept (an option, bet, or challenge) as offered.
5. To begin again; resume: Let's take up where we left off.
6. To use up, consume, or occupy: The extra duties took up most of my time.
7. To develop an interest in or devotion to: take up mountain climbing.
8. To deal with: Let's take up each problem one at a time.
9. To assume: took up a friendly attitude.
10. To absorb or adsorb: crops taking up nutrients.
11. To enter into (a profession or business): took up engineering.

idioms:

on the take Informal.

1. Taking or seeking to take bribes or illegal income: "There were policemen on the take" (Scott Turow).

take a bath Informal.

1. To experience serious financial loss: "Small investors who latched on to hot new issues took a bath in Wall Street" (Paul A. Samuelson).

take account of

1. To take into consideration.

take away from

1. To detract from: Drab curtains took away from the otherwise lovely room.

take care

1. To be careful: Take care or you will slip on the ice.

take care of

1. To assume responsibility for the maintenance, support, or treatment of.

take charge

1. To assume control or command.

take effect

1. To become operative, as under law or regulation: The curfew takes effect at midnight.
2. To produce the desired reaction: The antibiotics at last began to take effect.

take exception

1. To express opposition by argument; object to: took exception to the prosecutor's line of questioning.

take five (or ten) Slang.

1. To take a short rest or break, as of five or ten minutes.

take for granted

1. To consider as true, real, or forthcoming; anticipate correctly.
2. To underestimate the value of: a publisher who took the editors for granted.

take heart

1. To be confident or courageous.

take hold

1. To seize, as by grasping.
2. To become established: The newly planted vines quickly took hold.

take it

1. To understand; assume: As I take it, they won't accept the proposal.
2. InformalTo endure abuse, criticism, or other harsh treatment:If you can dish it out, you've got to learn to take it. To endure abuse, criticism, or other harsh treatment: If you can dish it out, you've got to learn to take it.

take it on the chin Slang.

1. To endure punishment, suffering, or defeat.

take it or leave it

1. To accept or reject unconditionally.

take it out on Informal.

1. To abuse (someone) in venting one's own anger.

take kindly to

1. To be receptive to: take kindly to constructive criticism.
2. To be naturally attracted or fitted to; thrive on.

take lying down Informal.

1. To submit to harsh treatment with no resistance: refused to take the snub lying down.

take notice of

1. To pay attention to.

take (one's) breath away

1. To put into a state of awe or shock.

take (one's) time

1. To act slowly or at one's leisure.

take place

1. To happen; occur.

take root

1. To become established or fixed.
2. To become rooted.

take shape

1. To take on a distinctive form.

take sick

1. Chiefly Southern U.S.To become ill. To become ill.

take sides

1. To associate with and support a particular faction, group, cause, or person.

take stock

1. To take an inventory.
2. To make an estimate or appraisal, as of resources or of oneself.

take stock in

1. To trust, believe in, or attach importance to.

take the bench Law.

1. To assume a judicial position.

take the cake

1. To be the most outrageous or disappointing.
2. To win the prize; be outstanding.

take the count

1. To be defeated.
2. SportsTo be counted out in boxing. To be counted out in boxing.

take the fall (or hit) Slang.

1. To incur blame or censure, either willingly or unwillingly: a senior official who took the fall for the failed intelligence operation.

take the floor

1. To rise to deliver a formal speech, as to an assembly.

take the heat Slang.

1. To incur and endure heavy censure or criticism: had a reputation for being able to take the heat in a crisis.

take to the cleaners Slang.

1. To take all the money or possessions of, especially by outsmarting or swindling.

take up for

1. To support (a person or group, for example) in an argument.

take up the cudgels

1. To join in a dispute, especially in defense of a participant.

take up with Informal.

1. To begin to associate with; consort with: took up with a fast crowd.

[Middle English taken, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka.]

takable tak'a·ble adj.

1. Variation of shot.

2. Turn off a video source by the director's command, as in "Take one."

3. Individual scene or pose used in the final print of a film, program, or commercial. Every scene is assigned a take number as it is being shot, which is later used to locate the scene for editing or screening. The take number usually agrees with the number of times the scene has been shot before the director feels that it is the way it should be.

4. In retailing, amount of money in the cash register(s) of a retail outlet at the close of business on a given day.

In general: (1) profit realized from a transaction; (2) gross receipts of a lottery or gambling enterprise; (3) open to bribery, as in being on the take.

Law: to seize possession of property. When a debtor defaults on a debt backed by Collateral, that property is taken back by the creditor.

Securities: act of accepting an Offer price in a transaction between brokers or dealers.

also take up

verb

1. To obtain possession or control of: capture, gain, get, win. Slang cop. See get/lose.
2. To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: capture, catch, get, net¹, secure. Informal bag. Slang nail. See get/lose.
3. To become affected with a disease: catch, contract, develop, get, sicken. Idioms: come down with. See get/lose.
4. To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: catch, hit on (or upon), surprise. Informal hit. See surprise/expect.
5. To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: catch, seize, strike. See attack/defend, over/under.
6. To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action: allure, appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, magnetize. Informal pull. See like/dislike.
7. To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach: ingest, swallow. See mouth.
8. To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: accept, have, receive. See accept/reject.
9. To engage in sexual relations with: bed, copulate, couple, have, mate, sleep with. Idioms: go to bed with, make love, make whoopee, roll in the hay. See sex/asexual.
10. To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly. accept, embrace, welcome. See accept/reject.
11. To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, preempt, seize, usurp. See give/take/reciprocity.
12. To go aboard (a means of transport): board, catch. See used/unused.
13. To have as a need or prerequisite: ask, call for, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require. See necessary/unnecessary, over/under.
14. To obtain from another source: derive, draw, get. See kin.
15. To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook², endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, tolerate, withstand. Informal lump². Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept/reject.
16. To perform a function effectively: function, go, operate, run, work. See thrive/fail/exist.
17. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.
18. To understand in a particular way: construe, interpret, read. See understand/misunderstand.
19. To cause to come along with oneself: bear, bring, carry, convey, fetch, transport. See accompanied.
20. To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take away, take off, take out, withdraw. See move/halt.
21. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity. abate, deduct, discount, rebate, subtract. Informal knock off. See increase/decrease.
22. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery: bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. Informal chisel, flimflam, trim. Slang diddle¹, do, gyp, stick, sting. See honest/dishonest.

phrasal verb - take after

To be similar to, as in appearance: resemble. Chiefly Regional favor,, same/different/compare.

phrasal verb - take away

To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take off, take out, withdraw,, move/halt.

phrasal verb - take back

1. To occupy or take again: reassume, re-claim, reoccupy, repossess, resume, retake. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To send, put, or carry back to a former location: give back, restore, return. See increase/decrease, keep/release.
3. To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: abjure, recall, recant, retract, withdraw. See accept/reject.

phrasal verb - take down

1. To cause to descend: depress, drop, let down, lower². See rise/fall.
2. To take (something) apart: break down, disassemble, dismantle, dismount. See assemble/disassemble.

phrasal verb - take in

1. To allow admittance, as to a group: accept, admit, receive. See accept/reject.
2. To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume. See include/exclude.
3. To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. Idioms: gethavea handle on, get the picture. See understand/misunderstand.
4. To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.

phrasal verb - take off

1. To take from one's own person: doff, remove. See put on/take off.
2. To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take away, take out, withdraw. See move/halt.
3. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal cut out, push off, shove off. Slang blow¹, split. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach/retreat.
4. To rise up in flight: lift (off). See rise/fall.

phrasal verb - take on

1. To take upon oneself: assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take over, undertake. See accept/reject.
2. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take up, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.
3. To obtain the use or services of: employ, engage, hire, retain. Idioms: put on the payroll. See get/lose, work/play.
4. To enter into conflict with: encounter, engage, meet¹. Idioms: dojoinbattle with. See conflict/cooperation, meet.
5. To worry over trifles: chafe, fuss, pother. See calm/agitation.
6. To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: adopt, embrace, espouse, take up. See accept/reject, give/take/reciprocity.

phrasal verb - take out

1. To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take away, take off, withdraw. See move/halt.
2. To be with another person socially on a regular basis: date, go out, see. See connect.

phrasal verb - take over

1. To seize and move into by force: occupy. See attack/defend.
2. To take upon oneself: assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take on, undertake. See accept/reject.
3. To free from a specific duty by acting as a substitute: relieve, spell³. See substitute.

phrasal verb - take to

To find agreeable: fancy, like¹. Chiefly British conceit,, like/dislike.

phrasal verb - take up

1. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear², uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise/fall.
2. To begin or go on after an interruption: continue, pick up, renew, reopen, restart, resume. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To be occupied or concerned with: consider, deal with, treat. Idioms: have to do with. See relevant/irrelevant.
4. To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, undertake. Informal kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start/end.
5. To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, drink, imbibe, soak (up), sop up. See give/take/reciprocity.
6. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: absorb, assimilate, digest, imbibe. Informal soak (up). See accept/reject.
7. To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: adopt, embrace, espouse, take on. See accept/reject, give/take/reciprocity.

noun

1. The amount of money collected as admission, especially to a sporting event: box office, gate. See money.
2. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. Informal shot. Archaic assay. See try.

Idioms beginning with take:
take pains
take into one's head
take sick
take the trouble
take a whack at
take a hand in
take effect
take in good part
takes two
take a load off one's mind
take off one's hands
take something on faith
take pride in
take a rain check
taken aback
take a back seat
take a bath
take a bow
take a break
take a chance
take a dim view of
take advantage of
take a spill
take a shine to
take after
take a gander at
take a hike
take a hint
take aim
take a joke
take out of
take a leak
take a look at
take a picture
take a poke at
take a powder
take for gospel
take a shellacking
take aside
take a stand
take a turn for the better
take a walk
take away from
take by storm
take by surprise
take charge
take cover
take some doing
take down a notch
take exception to
take five
take wing
take heart
take someone in
take in hand
take in stride
take into account
take into one's confidence
take issue with
take something
take it easy
take it from here
take it from me
take it on the chin
take it or leave it
take it out of one
take it out on
take on oneself
take kindly to
take one's leave
take lying down
take no for an answer, not
take note
take notes
taken with, be
take offense
take office
take one's breath away
take one's chances
take one's cue from
take one's hat off to
take one's medicine
take one's time
take over
take part
take pity on
take potluck
take root
take shape
take sides
take someone's measure
take someone's name in vain
take someone's part
take someone's point
take someone's word for
take for a ride
take steps
take stock
take stock in
take the bit in one's mouth
take the bitter with the sweet
take the bread out of someone's mouth
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
take the edge off
take the fall
take the field
take the Fifth
take the floor
take the heat
take the initiative
take the law into one's hands
take the liberty of
take the load off
take the plunge
take the pulse of
take the rap
take the rough with the smooth
take the starch out of
take the sting out of
take the wind out of one's sails
take the words out of someone's mouth
take the wrong way
take to heart
take to one's heels
take turns
take umbrage
take up where one left off
take up a collection
take up arms
take up for
take up space
take up with

See also at (take) pains; devil take the hindmost; double take; give and take; give or take; go to (take) the trouble; have (take) a crack at; have (take) a fit; in (take) effect; (take) in good part; in tow, take; it takes all sorts; it takes getting used to; it takes one to know one; (take) off one's hands; (take) on faith; on the take; pay your money and take your choice; pride oneself (take pride in); (take a) rain check; sit up and take notice; that's (takes care of) that; what do you take me for; what it takes; (take) with a grain of salt; you can lead (take) a horse to water; you can't take it with you.

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n

Definition: profit
Antonyms: debt, loss

v

Definition: accept, adopt; use, consume
Antonyms: abstain, disallow, refuse, reject

v

Definition: buy; reserve
Antonyms: refuse, reject

v

Definition: captivate, enchant
Antonyms: disenchant, repulse

v

Definition: carry, transport; accompany
Antonyms: hold, keep, maintain

v

Definition: cheat, deceive
Antonyms: be honest

v

Definition: contract, catch
Antonyms: be immune

v

Definition: endure
Antonyms: avoid, discontinue, dodge, refuse, reject, stop

v

Definition: get; help oneself to
Antonyms: give, receive

v

Definition: steal
Antonyms: give, offer

v

Definition: subtract
Antonyms: add

v

Definition: understand
Antonyms: misconceive, misunderstand

v

Definition: win; be successful
Antonyms: fail, lose

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v. past took ; past part. taken 1. capture or gain possession of by force or military means: twenty of their ships were sunk or taken | the French took Ghent.

2. occupy (a place or position): within hours the Marines had taken the hill.

3. furl a sail.

take off (of an aircraft or bird) become airborne.

take something over also take over assume control of something: British troops had taken over the German trenches.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.t.

To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.

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IN BRIEF: To get a hold of something and keep for yourself.

Better to give then to take. — John Heywood (1497?-1580), English playwright.

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Common misspelling(s) of take

• tkae

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage, gribe om, tage fat i, tage med, modtage, overtage, vinde, aftage, købe
v. intr. - virke, være effektiv
n. - optagelse (film), fangst, bytte

idioms:

• be on the take    være korrupt, modtage bestikkelse
• be taken short    taget med bukserne nede om hælene
• have what it takes    have viden, have kendskab
• take after    ligne
• take against    fatte modvilje imod
• take aside    i enrum
• take back    tage i sig igen, fortryde
• take down    nedlægge, skrive ned
• take from    trække fra
• take in hand    overtage, tage under behandling
• take issue with    diskutere med, være uenig
• take off someone's hands    befri nogen for noget
• take pains to    gøre sig besvær med at
• take someone to one side    tage nogen i enrum
• take time    bruge tid på
• take to    give sig til, lægge sig efter, slå sig på
• take up    tage op, optage, absorbere
• take up on    tage nogen på ordet
• take up the ball and run    tage imod en udfordring
• take up the slack    stramme op
• take up with    begynde at omgås nogen
• taken with    interesseret i, tiltrukket af

Nederlands (Dutch)
nemen/doen, (aan) pakken, dragen, brengen, aan-/afnemen, stelen, overmeesteren, vereisen, behandelen (onderwerp), nuttigen, plaats bieden, krijgen, aanvaarden, incasseren, opvatten, aanslaan, opname

Français (French)
v. tr. - prendre, attaquer qn, emporter (qch), emmener (qn), montrer, diriger, conduire, emmener, ou mener qn à, accepter, recevoir (de l'argent, des pots-de-vin), demander, exiger, (Ling) prendre, (Ling) être suivi de, supporter/endurer, réagir à, supposer, interpréter, considérer, adopter, noter, prendre (le pouls), avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir, prendre/consommer, faire (une taille/une pointure), (Phot) prendre, (Math) soustraire, suivre (un cours), (École, Univ) passer (un examen), faire cours à, célébrer, dire (une messe), prendre/assiéger, capturer, (Jeux) prendre (aux échecs), faire (un tour) (aux cartes), remporter (un prix), avoir des relations sexuelles avec
v. intr. - faire effet (un médicament), prendre (une teinture), prendre/bien pousser (une plante), mordre (à l'hameçon)
n. - (Cin) prise (de vues), prise, tableau de chasse, (Comm) recette

idioms:

• be on the take    accepter des pots-de-vin
• be taken short    être pris d'un besoin pressant, pris de court
• have what it takes    avoir ce qu'il faut
• take after    tenir de, ressembler à
• take against    prendre en grippe
• take apart    se démonter, (fig) massacrer (un adversaire)
• take away from    emmener (qn), supprimer (une douleur), emporter
• take down    descendre, enlever, baisser, démonter, noter
• take for    prendre pour
• take from    retirer de
• take in    tromper, abuser, recueillir (un réfugié), saisir, comprendre, noter, embrasser (une scène), inclure, absorber, (fig) s'imprégner de, (Naut) prendre (l'eau), (Cout) reprendre, faire (qch) à domicile, aller à
• take in hand    prendre en main
• take issue    être en désaccord
• take it on oneself to    prendre sur soi de faire
• take it or leave it    c'est à prendre ou à laisser
• take it out on    s'en prendre à qn
• take off    décoller, (fig) prendre (une idée), marcher (un produit), décoller (des ventes), filer (fam), réduire, faire une remise, prendre du congé, rajeunir, enlever, ôter (un vêtement), supprimer (un couvercle), amputer, couper, annuler (une pièce), imiter (qn), partir, s'en aller
• take off someone's hands    décharger qn
• take out    décharger, s'enlever, extraire, arracher, enlever, retirer, sortir (avec qn), emporter (un repas), déduire, éliminer (qn), détruire (une cible)
• take out on    passer qch sur qn (sa colère)
• take pains to    se donner du mal
• take someone aside    prendre qn à part
• take someone back    rappeler des souvenirs à qn, reprendre qn
• take someone in    tromper qn, abuser qn, se laisser prendre par qn
• take someone off    imiter qn
• take someone on    embaucher qn, jouer contre qn, se battre contre qn
• take someone to one side    attirer/tirer qn à part, prendre qn à part
• take someone up on    reprendre qn sur, accepter de qn (une invitation)
• take something back    rapporter qch, retirer qch (des propos), reprendre qch
• take something on    accepter/prendre (du travail), prendre (des responsabilités), prendre (l'air)
• take time    prendre le temps
• take to    plaire, se mettre à
• take up    reprendre, enlever, prendre, se mettre à, prendre (un emploi), accepter, relever (un défi), occuper (un espace), demander (du temps), adopter, (Cout) raccourcir, absorber
• take up the ball and run    développer l'idée de qn
• take up the slack    retendre (un câble)
• take up with    soulever (qch) avec (qn), s'attacher à (qn)
• taken with    (être) attaché à

Deutsch (German)
v. - annehmen, tragen, übernehmen, hinnehmen, mitnehmen, bringen, erfordern, haben, zu sich nehmen, verstehen, nehmen, einnehmen, machen, gewinnen, notieren, messen, unternehmen, wirken, angehen, halten, zu brennen beginnen, (ugs.) anbeißen
n. - Aufnahme, Einnahme, Fang, Beute

idioms:

• be on the take    Bestechungsgeld bekommen
• be taken short    plötzlich zur Toilette müssen
• have what it takes    das Zeug dazu haben
• take after    gleichen, ähnlich sehen
• take against    eine Abneigung fassen
• take apart    auseinandernehmen, (ugs.) zusammenstauchen, (ugs.) entscheidend schlagen
• take away from    schmälern
• take down    hinunterbringen, abnehmen, einholen, umlegen, herunterziehen, tiefer setzen, abreißen, abbauen, aufnehmen, aufschreiben, mitschreiben, ducken
• take for    jmdn./etw. für etw. halten
• take from    etw. schmälern
• take in    begreifen, aufnehmen, enger machen, einbeziehen, betrügen, (ugs.) mitnehmen, ins Haus nehmen, (mar.) einholen
• take in hand    in die Hand nehmen
• take issue    sich mit jmdm. auf eine Diskussion über etwas einlassen
• take it on oneself to    etw. allein machen od. entscheiden, ohne jmdn. zu fragen
• take it or leave it    entweder du bist damit einverstanden, oder du läßt es bleiben
• take it out on    seine Wut/etw. an jmdm./etw. auslassen
• take off    ausziehen, ablegen, abnehmen, streichen, sich frei nehmen, starten, abspringen, losrennen, nachahmen, steigen, Erfolg haben
• take off someone's hands    jmdm. abnehmen
• take out    herausnehmen, erwerben, abschließen, ausgehen mit, (Slang) töten, (Slang) zerstören
• take out on    auslassen an
• take pains to    sich Mühe geben
• take someone aside    jemanden beiseite nehmen
• take someone back    zurückbringen, zurücknehmen, (im Geist) zurückversetzen
• take someone in    jmdn. untersützen, jmdn. [mit dem Auto] reinfahren (ugs)
• take someone off    jmdn. von etw. holen, jmdm. etw. entziehen
• take someone on    einstellen, aufnehmen, annehmen, es aufnehmen mit, weiterbringen
• take someone to one side    jmdn. zur Seite nehmen
• take someone up on    jmdn. [in bezug auf etw. (Akk)] beim Wort nehmen, jmdn. [in bezug auf etw. (Akk)] widersprechen
• take something back    wiedernehmen, zurückbekommen
• take something on    übernehmen, annehmen, auf sich (Akk) nehmen
• take time    Zeit beanspruchen
• take to    Gefallen finden an, mit etwas anfangen, sich gewöhnen an, gehen in, sich flüchten in
• take up    aufheben, hochheben, ansprechen, kürzen, aufgreifen, wiederaufnehmen, in Anspruch nehmen, anfangen, annehmen
• take up the ball and run    den Ball anheben und laufen
• take up the slack    die Lose durchholen
• take up with    Freundschaft schließen mit
• taken with    angezogen von, positiv beeindruckt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παίρνω, λαβαίνω, λαμβάνω, χρειάζομαι, απαιτώ (χρόνο κ.λπ.), δέχομαι, αποδέχομαι, παραδέχομαι, συμπεραίνω, ανέχομαι, υπομένω, εισπράττω, θεωρώ, νομίζω, βγάζω, καταλαμβάνω, κατακτώ, δίνω (εξετάσεις), τρώγω ή πίνω, πηγαίνω (κάποιον κάπου), αναλαμβάνω (υποχρέωση κ.λπ.), πιάνω (αιχμάλωτο)
n. - λήψη, (ταμιακή) είσπραξη, γύρισμα

idioms:

• be on the take    τα παίρνω
• be taken short    αιφνιδιάζομαι
• have what it takes    έχω τα απαραίτητα προσόντα
• take after    μοιάζω (κάποιου)
• take against    αρχίζω να αντιπαθώ
• take aside    παίρνω κατά μέρος
• take back    ξαναπηγαίνω, ξαναγυρίζω, παίρνω πίσω, φέρνω πίσω, ανακαλώ
• take down    κατεβάζω, σημειώνω, καταγράφω, αποσυνδέω, διαλύω, αποθαρρύνω
• take from    αφαιρώ
• take hold    πιάνω, καθιερώνομαι
• take in hand    παίρνω στα χέρια μου, αναλαμβάνω τον έλεγχο
• take issue with    διαφωνώ με
• take it out on    ξεσπάω, βγάζω το άχτι μου σε
• take off someone's hands    απαλλάσσω από (ευθύνη)
• take out    εξάγω, βγάζω, αφαιρώ, συνοδεύω σε έξοδο, αποδυναμώνω, καταπονώ, δέχομαι εναλλαεναλλακτικά, επιτυγχάνω έκδοση (π.χ. πιστοποιητικού), (στο μπριτζ) ανεβάζω κλίμακα σε αλλαγή χρώματος, εξουδετερώνω ανθρώπινο ή άλλο στόχο, ξεπαστρεύω
• take out on    ξεσπάω σε
• take pains to    μπαίνω στον κόπο, κοπιάζω, μοχθώ (να πετύχω κάτι)
• take someone to one side    παίρνω κάποιον στην πάντα/ιδιαιτέρως
• take something in hand    παίρνω υπό τον έλεγχο ή την προστασία μου, ασχολούμαι με, επεξεργάζομαι (κάτι), πασχίζω, επιχειρώ
• take time    απαιτώ/παίρνω χρόνο
• take to    επιδίδομαι σε, μ' αρέσει να, συμπαθώ, το ρίχνω σε, καταφεύγω σε
• take up    σηκώνω, μαζεύω, καταλαμβάνω (χώρο ή χρόνο), πιάνω, απορροφώ, τραβώ, απασχολώ/-ούμαι σε
• take up on    δέχομαι την προσφορά κάποιου για να, ζητώ εξηγήσεις
• take up the ball and run    αναλαμβάνω πρωτοβουλία
• take up the slack    μαζεύω τα μπόσικα, τεντώνω, επανενεργοποιώ (την οικονομία) μετά από χαλάρωση
• take up with    πιάνω φιλίες/σχέσεις με
• taken with    μαγεμένος από

Italiano (Italian)
accettare, sostenere, incassare, sopportare, prendere, portare, costare, volerci, afferrare, durare, inghiottire, ripresa

idioms:

• be taken ill    ammalarsi improvvisamente
• have what it takes    avere quanto basta per riuscire
• take a person out of himself    far dimenticare a qualcuno i propri guai
• take a person up on    accettare l'offerta di qualcuno su
• take after    rassomigliare a
• take against    prendere contro
• take apart    smantellare, smontare
• take as read    prendere alla lettera
• take away    portare via
• take back    ritrattare
• take care    curarsi di
• take in    afferrare, ingannare, attillare, assumere, accogliere, incassare
• take in hand    intraprendere
• take into account    prendere in considerazione
• take it    diciamo
• take it from me    credimi pure
• take it lying down    inghiottire
• take off    andarsene, decollare, togliersi
• take off someone's hands    sgravare da
• take on    assumere, imbarcare
• take one's time    indugiare, andare con calma
• take out    tirare fuori, sfogare
• take out on    sfogarsi con
• take over    prendere il controllo
• take pains    darsi da fare
• take something lying down    inghiottire
• take the cake/bun/biscuit    essere il migliore
• take to    portare a, prendere in simpatia
• take up    riprendere, alzare, affrontare
• take up with    fare amicizia con
• take upon oneself    incaricarsi di
• taken up    occupato
• taken with    preso con

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tomar, pegar, agarrar, prender, capturar, levar, aceitar
n. - presa (f), coleta (f), tomada (f) (Cin.)

idioms:

• have what it takes    possuir as qualidades necessárias
• take back    aceitar ou levar de volta, retirar
• take in hand    responsabilizar-se por, encarregar-se de, pôr na linha
• take off someone's hands    tirar da responsabilidade de alguém
• take one's fancy    cair no agrado de alguém
• take one's time    ir com calma, não se apressar, não se afobar
• take time    levar tempo
• take to    ir para, refugiar-se em, entregar-se a, adaptar-se a, gostar de
• take up    apreender, absorver líquido, erguer, resgatar, pagar
• take up with    associar-se a, fazer amizade com, meter-se com
• taken with    conto do vigário, ser enganado

Русский (Russian)
взять (что-н.), брать, хватать, захватывать, брать в плен, (разг.) овладевать женщиной, присваивать, приобретать, добывать, принимать (совет), принимать всерьез/к сведению, терпеть (обиду), (кино) кадра на фильм/видеокассету, барыши

idioms:

• have what it takes    обладать свойством (преодолеть любые препятствия/вынести испытание
• take back    вернуть что-л. на место, сознаться в своей ошибке, отказаться от сказанного, позволить вернуться домой (после ссоры), вернуть кого-л. в его/ее прошлое, заботиться о ком-л.
• take in hand    взять твердо в руки, овладеть чем-л.
• take off someone's hands    избавить кого-л. от чего-л.
• take one's time    не спешить, не торопиться
• take time    занимает время, требует времени
• take to    почувствовать симпатию к кому-л.
• take up    поднимать, снимать, удалять, перемещать, убирать, отнимать (время), занимать (место), поглотить (внимание и т.д.), браться (за изучение/работу/занятие), занять позицию по какому-л. вопросу, занять пост/должность, принимать вызов/пари, брать на себя (бремя ответственности и т.д.), арестовывать, снять квартиру
• take up with    сближаться, встречаться(с кем-л.), водить дружбу (с кем-л.)
• taken with    впечатлен/очарован (кем/чем-л.)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - tomar, aceptar, coger, asir, suponer, aguantar, soportar, llevar, transportar, costar, exigir, requerir, sacar, agarrar, comprar, consumir, interpretar, prender, gustar, conquistar, ganar, ingerir, cazar, atrapar, sorprender
v. intr. - llevarse, necesitar, arraigar, prender, ser eficaz, tener éxito, pegar, adherirse, apoderarse, posesionarse
n. - toma, vista, porción de una película que se firma de una vez, atractivo, que tiene éxito

idioms:

• be on the take    estar aceptando sobornos
• be taken short    coger a alguien cortico, urgencia de hacer sus necesidades orgánicas
• have what it takes    tener lo que hace falta
• take after    parecerse a
• take against    cobrar antipatía a, tomar medidas contra
• take apart    desmontar, tomar aparte, hacer pedazos
• take away from    quitar, (mat) restar
• take down    bajar, descolgar
• take for    tomar por, considerar equivocadamente
• take from    tomar de
• take in    recoger, alojar, aceptar, meter, achicar, abastecerse de, tomar, abarcar
• take in hand    hacerse cargo de algo, emprender, tomar por su cuenta
• take issue    disputar con alguien, ponerse a discutir con, estar en desacuerdo con
• take it on oneself to    atreverse a
• take it or leave it    tómalo o déjalo
• take it out on    satisfacer por o mediante, desquitarse
• take off    quitar, sacar, desvestir(se), apartar, descolgar, suprimir, amputar, desembarcar, despegar, descontar
• take off someone's hands    sacar de las manos
• take out    sacar, llevar fuera, extraer, eliminar, salir con, escoltar, cortejar
• take out on    satisfacer por o mediante, desquitarse
• take pains to    hacer grandes esfuerzos, darse mucho trabajo
• take someone aside    llevar aparte
• take someone back    regresar a alguien, acompañar
• take someone in    embaucar, estafar
• take someone off    imitar
• take someone on    desafiar a uno, atreverse a competir con uno
• take someone to one side    llevar a alguien a un lado
• take someone up on    aceptar
• take something back    devolver, llevar de nuevo, acompañar, retirar, readmitir, aceptar la devolución
• take something on    aceptar, tomar, cargar, contratar, recoger, repostar, emprender, reclutar, alistar, enrolar, encargarse de, asumir
• take time    toma o requiere tiempo
• take to    ponerse a, acoger, adaptarse a, aficionarse a, prendarse de, dirigirse a, entrar a
• take up    subir, levantar, quitar, absorber, recoger, asumir, ocupar, llenar, instalar, establecer, tomar preso, admitir, patrocinar, empezar, reanudar, dedicarse a
• take up the ball and run    tomar una idea y desarrollarla
• take up the slack    tensar una cuerda
• take up with    interesarse por, asociarse con, adoptar, trabar amistad con
• taken with    ser atraído por , tolerar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta, fatta, gripa, ta tag i, hålla sig i, ta med sig, gå med, lämna, föra, ta sig, lägga beslag på, inta, använda, åka med, gå, köra, ta emot, hyra, behövas, krävas, uppta, tåla, uppfatta, förstå, tro, anse, vinna, klara, anta, få, träffa, rymma, ha plats för, hålla, förrä
n. - tagning (film.), upptagning, fångst, byte

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拿, 抓, 取, 起作用, 收成

idioms:

• be on the take    损人以谋取私利, 受贿, 贪赃枉法
• be taken short    突然想要大便
• have what it takes    称职
• take after    像, 与...相似
• take against    反对
• take aside    把...叫到一旁
• take back    拿回, 收回
• take down    写下, 病倒, 记下
• take from    减少, 降低
• take in hand    承担, 处理, 尝试
• take issue with    对...持异意, 对...不同意
• take off someone's hands    切除或截断某人的手
• take pains to    对...尽力, 对...费苦心
• take someone to one side    把某人拉到一边
• take time    从容进行
• take to    开始从事, 喜欢
• take up    开始从事, 化去, 占用
• take up on    对提出的建议意见挑战表示接受
• take up the ball and run    主动去做...
• take up the slack    收紧松弛的绳索
• take up with    开始与...交往
• taken with    接纳...与..., 收下...与...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拿, 抓, 取
v. intr. - 拿, 起作用, 取
n. - 拿, 收成, 取

idioms:

• be on the take    損人以謀取私利, 受賄, 貪贓枉法
• be taken short    突然想要大便
• have what it takes    稱職
• take after    像, 與...相似
• take against    反對
• take aside    把...叫到一旁
• take back    拿回, 收回
• take down    寫下, 病倒, 記下
• take from    減少, 降低
• take in hand    承擔, 處理, 嘗試
• take issue with    對...持異意, 對...不同意
• take off someone's hands    切除或截斷某人的手
• take pains to    對...盡力, 對...費苦心
• take someone to one side    把某人拉到一邊
• take time    從容進行
• take to    開始從事, 喜歡
• take up    開始從事, 化去, 佔用
• take up on    對提出的建議意見挑戰表示接受
• take up the ball and run    主動去做...
• take up the slack    收緊鬆弛的繩索
• take up with    開始與...交往
• taken with    接納...與..., 收下...與...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 손에 잡다, 쥐다
v. intr. - 얻다, 획득하다
n. - 포획, 취득, 거두어 들임

idioms:

• be on the take    (뇌물 받을) 기회를 노리고
• be taken short    갑자기 뒤가 마렵다
• have what it takes    소질이 갖추어져 있다
• take after    ~을 닮다, ~을 흉내내다
• take against    ~에 반대하다
• take aside    ~옆으로 불려가다
• take back    ~을 되찾다, 반품하다
• take down    내리다, 헐어 버리다, 해체하다
• take from    빼다, 줄이다
• take in hand    손에 들다
• take issue with    ~와 다투다, ~에게 이의를 제기하다
• take off someone's hands    (손을) 절단하다
• take pains to    애쓰다
• take someone to one side    (주위를) 다른 곳으로 돌리다
• take time    시간을 들이다, 서두르지 않다
• take to    ~에 전념하다, ~이 습관이 되다, ~을 보살펴 주다
• take up    멈추다, (날씨가) 회복되다
• take up on    (책임을)지다, 떠맡다
• take up the ball and run    말을 이어받아서 계속 하다
• take up the slack    (끊어진 이야기의) 실마리를 풀다
• take up with    ~에 흥미를 갖다, ~을 좋아하다
• taken with    친해지다, ~에 흥미를 가지다, 열중하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取る, つかむ, 抱く, 奪い取る, 占領する, 捕らえる, 黙って取っていく, 持って行く, 連れて行く, 受け取る, 獲得する, 勝つ, 乗る, 得る, 就く, 食べる, 吸う, 買う, 受け入れる, 引き受ける, 考える, 引用する, 挙げる, 取り去る, 引く, かかる, つく, 選ぶ, 理解する, 解釈する, 思う
n. - 取ること, 捕獲量, 一回分の撮影

idioms:

• take away    運び去る, 減ずる, 片づける
• take down    降ろす, 取り壊す, 分解する, 書き取る, 書き留める
• take from    効果を減ずる
• take in    取り入れる, 連れて入る, 詰める, 畳む, 取り込む, 取る, 購読する, 家で引き受ける, 受け入れる, 泊める, 理解する, 信じ込む, だます
• take it    信じる, 理解する
• take it from me    私を信頼する
• take it out on    当たり散らす
• take off    取る, 切断する, 離陸する, 飛び上がる, 飛び立つ, 出かける, 連れていく, から差し引く, 休みを取る
• take on    雇う, 引き受ける, とけんかする, 帯びる, 人気が出る, 乗せる, 興奮する, 気取る
• take out    取り出す, 連れ出す, 取り除く, 抜く, 破壊する, 無効にする, 取得する, 獲得する, 掛ける, 出発する
• take out on    人のせいにする
• take over    引き継ぐ, 支配する
• take to    好きになる, 癖がつく, 始める, …へ行く, 専心する
• take up    取り上げる, 連れていく, 遮る, 定める, 後援する, 始める, とる, 検討する, 続ける, 乗せる, 吸収する, 引き締める
• take up with    忍ぶ, 交わる
• taken with    魅せられる
• takes it out of    疲れさせる, 仕返しする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يأخذ (الاسم) أخذ - أستيلاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לקח, אחז, כבש, לכד, תפס, עשה, קיבל, הפחית, קטל, בחר, קנה, חתם על (כתב-עת), מדד, פעל פעולתו, לבש בגד (בגודל מסוים), התייחס ל-, החשיב כ-, לימד, צילם, נמשך אל, הזדווג עם‬
v. intr. - ‮החל לצמוח, חלה ב-, למד, נבחן‬
n. - ‮שלל, רווח, צילום, כמות שנלקחה בפעולה אחת, קבלה, צילומים שהוסרטו ברצף אחד, מיקח,‬

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