单词 | to take the way |
释义 | > as lemmasto take the way (b) to take the way. extracted from wayn.1int.1 (i) To take a road or route leading to a specified place. Cf. take v. 65a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operate [verb (intransitive)] > without interference to take the wayc1330 society > travel > aspects of travel > departure, leaving, or going away > depart, leave, or go away [verb (intransitive)] > set out forthfarec888 foundOE seta1000 to go forthOE to fare forthc1200 partc1230 to pass forthc1325 to take (the) gatec1330 to take the wayc1330 to take one's waya1375 puta1382 treunt?a1400 movec1400 depart1490 prepare?1518 to set forth1530 to set forward(s)1530 busklea1535 to make out1558 to take forth1568 to set out1583 sally1590 start1591 to go off1600 to put forth1604 to start outa1626 intend1646 to take the road1720 to take one's foot in one's hand1755 to set off1774 to get off1778 to set away1817 to take out1855 to haul out1866 to hit the trail (less commonly the grit, pike, road, etc.)1873 to hit, split or take the breeze1910 hop1922 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] > to do something to bear one's heartc1175 to take the wayc1330 to be (later also to have it) in purpose1340 bend1567 c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 1708 (MED) Gij him spedde niȝt & day; Into Inglond he toke þe way. a1350 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Harl.) (1907) 39 (MED) In godhed toke he þen way þat to helle gates lay. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 458 The Constable and his wyf also And Custaunce han ytake the righte way Toward the see. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) ii. 146 All him alane the way he tais Towart the towne off Louchmabane. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxii. 215 They departyd & tooke the way towardes Rome. 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon v. iv. sig. G.vv I will before you take the waye, these tydynges fyrste to tell Unto my contrey men of Troy. 1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise iv. 279 For your sake I will againe take the way to Madrid, hoping there to procure you that contentment which you desire from Don Antonio. 1765 I. Bickerstaff Maid of Mill iii. ix. 68 I'll take the way to the castle, as well as the rest. 1800 W. Scott Eve St. John 6 O! fear not the Priest,..For to Dryburgh his way he has ta'en. 1831 G. P. R. James Philip Augustus xx Here the anchorite bade God speed him, and, turning his steps back again, took the way to his hut. 1880 H. W. Bellew Races of Afghanistan xi. 107 He took the way to Kandahar by Sistan, and was murdered in that district by a petty Baloch chief. 1921 H. Gerard tr. A. Maurel Fortnight in Naples ix. 248 Ferdinand saw himself taking the way to Varennes—if the people did not tear him to pieces! a1998 R. Godden Summer Diary in Coromandel Sea Change (2004) 268 We got up early and after breakfast broke camp and took the way to Lidderwat. ΚΠ ?a1525 (c1450) Christ's Burial & Resurrection ii. l. 983 in F. J. Furnivall Digby Plays (1896) 205 Then let vs tak þe way furth strayte. ΚΠ 1581 R. Parsons Brief Censure sig. C.iij God forgeue you, for abusing so much these learned men. Marie you take the waye to ouermatch both learninge and trueth too, if you may haue your desire. 1595 M. Mosse Arraignm. Usurie i. 5 The vsurer careth not who waxeth poore so he may grow rich, nay taketh the way to deuoure the poore. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Qq4 That opinion..hath beene of ill desert, towardes Learning, as that which taketh the way, to reduce Learning to certaine emptie and barren Generalities. View more context for this quotation 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Theodore & Honoria in Fables 262 Give me leave to seize my destin'd Prey, And let eternal Justice take the way. 1751 E. Moore Gil Blas iv. 55 He took the Way to bewitch the Maid too—for I saw him put a swinging Purse into her Hand. 1838 J. S. Knowles Love-chase v. iii. 65 And did I yet give up? I took the way To make her love me. < as lemmas |
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