Definition for: take

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English

Etymology

From Middle English < Old English tacan < Old Norse taka .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /teɪk/ , SAMPA: /teIk/

Rhymes: -eɪk

Verb

to take ( third-person singular simple present takes , present participle taking , simple past took , past participle taken )

1. To grasp with the hands.
2. To grab and move to oneself.

   I’ll take that plate off the table.

3. To get into one's possession.
4. ( military ) To gain a position by force.

   After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.

5. To have sex with forcefully, possibly without consent.

   He took her.

6. To carry, particularly to a particular destination.

   I’ll take the plate with me.

   I’ll take the plate to the sink.

7. To choose.

   I’ll take the blue plates.

8. To support or carry without failing or breaking.

   That truck bed will only take two tons.

9. To endure or cope with.

   I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell.

10. ( baseball ) To not swing at a pitch

    He’ll probably take this one.

11. To ingest medicine, drugs, etc.

    I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.

12. Usually with for , to assume or interpret to be.

    Do you take me for a fool

    I take it you’re not going.

13. To enroll (in a class, or a course of study)

    I’m taking math, physics, literature and flower arrangment.

14. To participate in, undergo (a test or exam).

    I’m taking my math final today.

15. ( climbing ) To tighten (take up) a belaying rope. Often used imperatively.

    Take!

16. To fight or attempt to fight somebody (see also take on).

    Don’t try to take that guy. He’s bigger than you.

17. To stick, persist, thrive or remain.

    I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn’t take .

18. ( cricket ) to catch the ball; especially for the wicket-keeper to catch the ball after the batsman has missed or edged it.
19. ( impersonal ) To require.

    whatever it takes , it takes a village , it takes two

20. ( transitive ) To require.

    Winning takes patience.

21. To last [an amount of time].

    The trip takes ten minutes.

Synonyms

• ( to grasp with the hands ): grab, grasp, grip
• ( to get into one's possession ): confiscate, seize
• ( military: to gain a position by force ): capture, conquer, seize
• ( to have sex with forcefully ): have, rape

Translations

to grab with the hands

to grab and move to oneself

to get into one's possession

military: to gain a position by force

to have sex with forcefully

to choose

to carry

to ingest medicine

to support or carry without failing or breaking

to endure

Noun

take ( plural takes )

1. An act of taking.
2. Something that is taken.
3. A profit or reward.

   He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.

4. An interpretation or view.

   What’s your take on this issue, Fred?

5. ( filmology ) An attempt to record a scene.

   It’s a take .

   Act seven, scene three, take two.

6. ( rugby ) A catch.
7. ( acting ) A facial gesture in response to an event.

   I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.

8. ( cricket ) a catch of the ball, especially by the wicket-keeper

Synonyms

• get
• ingest
• receive
• swallow

Antonyms

• bring
• drop
• give

Translations

act of taking

something that is taken

profit or reward

interpretation or view

film: attempt to record a scene

rugby: catch

acting: facial gesture

cricket: catch of the ball

• Chinese : 拿 (ná), 取 (qǔ), 握 (wò), 接受 (jiēshòu), 应付 (yìngfù)
• Czech : brát
• Dutch : nemen
• Filipino : kunin
• German : nehmen
• Ido : prenar
• Indonesian : mengambil, memungut
• Italian : prendere (2,5,9,10), portare (1,4,6), violentare (3, also to rape )
• Japanese : 取る, ( photograph ) 撮る (とる, toru); つかむ (tsukamu)
• Polish : brać, wziąć, zabrać
• Macedonian : зема (zema)
• Serbian : узети (uzeti)
• Sicilian : pigghiari (2,5,9,10)
• Slovak : vziať, zobrať
• Spanish : tomar
• Turkish : almak(1,2,7), yakalamak(4), anlamak(5)

Derived terms

Japanese

Romaji

take (たけ)

1. 竹: bamboo
2. 丈: height
3. 岳: peak, mountain

Other Translations for "take"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		- .- -.- .
Binary		1110100 1100001 1101011 1100101
Hex		74616B65
Pig Latin		aketay

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