Definition for Take (-en, -s, -th, -ing, took)

take (-en, -s, -th, -ing, took), v. [OE tacan, grasp, grip, seize, lay hold of.] (webplay: frost, hand, hold, liberty, Lord, mind, surprise).

  1. Bring; carry; tote.
  2. Hold; carry; secure; feel; control.
  3. Remove; strip; snatch; seize; extract; part.
  4. Assume; make; don.
  5. Use.
  6. Lead; carry; guide; lift.
  7. Eat; break; consume.
  8. Be careful.
  9. Call; beckon.
  10. Learn.
  11. See; handle.
  12. Measure.
  13. Be of; receive.
  14. Believe; accept.
  15. Raise.
  16. Taste; experience.
  17. Recant; withdraw.
  18. Require; necessitate; need.
  19. Go.
  20. Expend; require; delay.
  21. [Fig.] Glance; steal a look; remember or review the past.
  22. [Fig.] Kill; cause to die; bring through the veil of death.
  23. [Fig.] Decide on one thing over another and accept the possible outcome.
  24. [Fig.] Catch one's balance or achieve a state of equilibrium and constancy.
  25. [Fig.] Catch by surprise.

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