You can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say ' she took a shower ' instead of 'she showered'.

the activity of taking illegal drugs

the action of making an oath

Risk-taking means taking actions which might have unpleasant or undesirable results.

the act of departing ; a farewell

Profit-taking is the selling of stocks and shares at a profit after their value has risen or just before their value falls.

to consider or suppose to be, esp mistakenly

If you take someone in , you allow them to stay in your house or your country , especially when they do not have anywhere to stay or are in trouble .

When an aeroplane takes off , it leaves the ground and starts flying .

If you take on a job or responsibility , especially a difficult one, you accept it.

If you take something out , you remove it permanently from its place.

If you take to someone or something, you like them, especially after knowing them or thinking about them for only a short time.

If you take up an activity or a subject , you become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career .

If you take something away from someone, you remove it from them, so that they no longer possess it or have it with them.

If you take something back , you return it to the place where you bought it or where you borrowed it from, because it is unsuitable or broken , or because you have finished with it.

If you take something down , you reach up and get it from a high place such as a shelf .

If you take over a company , you get control of it, for example by buying its shares .

If you say that something is breathtaking , you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing .

to astonish or disconcert

If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character.

If you take something apart , you separate it into the different parts that it is made of.

If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.

If you take something out on someone, you behave in an unpleasant way towards them because you feel angry or upset , even though this is not their fault.

If you take someone up on their offer or invitation , you accept it.

If something takes away from an achievement , success , or quality, or takes something away from it, it makes it seem lower in value or worth than it should be.

You say that someone has taken up with someone unsuitable when they have begun a sexual or friendly relationship with them, and you disapprove of this.

very easy

If you say that something requires give and take , you mean that people must compromise or co-operate for it to be successful .

If you take out insurance , you purchase coverage from an insurance company .

The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground.

grip, grab, seize, catch, grasp

departure, going, leaving, parting, goodbye

lift off, leave the ground, take to the air, become airborne

get upset, get excited, make a fuss, break down, give way

surprise, stun, astonish, floor, stagger

be reconciled with, forgive, pardon, welcome someone back, accept someone back

let in, receive, admit, board, welcome

parody, imitate, mimic, mock, ridicule

compete against, face, contend with, fight, oppose

escort, accompany, go out with

understand, absorb, grasp, digest, comprehend

accept, tackle, undertake, shoulder, have a go at

start, begin, engage in, assume, adopt

like, get on with, warm to, be taken with, be pleased by

start, resort to, make a habit of, have recourse to

go away, withdraw, depart, retire, exit

resemble, be like, be similar to, look like, favour

dismantle, break up, pull apart, disassemble, pull or take to pieces or bits

subtract, deduct, take something off

return, bring back, send back, hand back

remove, take off, extract

remove, discard, strip off, drop, peel off

extract, remove, pull out, draw, yank out

gain control of, take command of, assume control of, come to power in, become leader of

become friendly with, get involved with, start seeing, fall in with, go around with

regard as, see as, believe to be, consider to be, think of as

take a dislike to, feel hostile to, view with disfavour, look askance on, become unfriendly towards

attack, pan, condemn, slam, savage