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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: take away vb (tr, adverb)- to deduct; subtract: take away four from nine to leave five
prep - minus: nine take away four is five
adj Also (for senses 3–6): (Scot) carry-out, (US and Canadian) takeout WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024take /teɪk/USA pronunciation v., took/tʊk/USA pronunciation tak•en/ˈteɪkən/USA pronunciation tak•ing, n. v. - to get into one's possession by one's action:[~ + object]took a pen and began to write.
- to hold or grip with the hands:[~ + object]She took my hand and shook it vigorously.
- to seize or capture:[~ + object]to take a prisoner.
- to catch or get (game, etc.), esp. by killing:[~ + object]Regulations forbid hunters from taking more than one animal per month.
- to pick or choose from a number of alternatives;
select:[~ + object]She'll take white wine with her dinner. - to receive or accept (a person) into some relation, as marriage:[~ + object]Do you take her to be your lawful wedded wife?
- to receive or react to in a certain manner:[~ + object]She took his death hard.
- to obtain from a source;
derive:[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]The book takes its title from a song by Franz Schubert. - to obtain as compensation for injury done (usually to oneself):[~ + object]to take revenge.
- to receive into the body, as by inhaling or swallowing:[~ + object]to take a pill.
- to do, perform, etc.:[~ + object]She took a hot bath.
- to use to add flavoring:[~ + object]Do you take sugar in your coffee?
- to undergo:[~ + object]to take a heat treatment.
- to endure or submit to without complaining or weakening:[~ + object]Can't you take a joke?
- to remove by death;
to end (a life):[~ + object]The flood took many victims. - to subtract or deduct:[~ + object]to take 2 from 5.
- to carry with one:[~ + object]Are you taking an umbrella?
- to carry from one place to another;
convey or transport:[~ + object]Can you take the kids to school? - to use as a means of transportation:[~ + object]We took the number 15 bus.
- to serve as a means of conducting;
to go in the direction of:[not: be + ~-ing* ~ + object]Fifth Avenue takes you right through the midtown area. - to go into or enter:[~ + object]Take the road to the left.
- to bring about a change in the condition of:[~ + object]Her talent and ambition took her to the top.
- to come upon suddenly;
catch:[~ + object]to take a thief by surprise. - to attack or affect with or as if with a disease:[~ + object]taken with a fit of laughter.
- to (cause to) be absorbed or be stuck to;
be susceptible to: [~ + object]The cloth will not take a dye.[no object]The dye wouldn't take on that cloth. - to require;
call for; need; necessitate: [~ + object]This wood takes three coats of paint.[It + ~ + object + to + verb]It takes courage to do that. - to proceed to occupy:[~ + object]Take a seat.
- to use up;
consume: [~ + object(+ to + verb)]:I took just ten minutes to solve that problem.[~ (+ object) + object]Solving the problem took (me) only ten minutes.[It + ~ (+ object) + object (+ to + verb)]It took (me) only ten minutes to solve the problem. - to act or perform:[~ + object]to take the part of the hero.
- Photography to make (a video, etc.) (of):[~ + object]to take home movies.
- to write down:[~ + object]to take notes.
- to apply oneself to;
study:[~ + object]to take a history course. - to deal with;
treat:[~ + object]He promised to take the matter under consideration. - to determine by recording, asking, examining, measuring, etc.:[~ + object]The doctor took my pulse.
- to have or experience (a feeling, etc.):[~ + object]She took pride in her appearance.
- to grasp or apprehend mentally: [~ + object + as + object]Don't take the remark as an insult.[~ + object + to + verb]I take your silence to mean that you agree.
- to accept the statements of:[~ + object]She took him at his word.
- to assume as a fact:[~ + it + (that) clause]I take it that you won't be there.
- to regard or consider: [~ + object + to + be + noun]I took them to be Frenchmen; weren't they?[~ + object + to + be + adjective]I took them to be wealthy enough to afford the house.
- Games to capture or win in a game (a piece, etc.):[~ + object]The chess grandmaster took his opponent's queen.
- Informal Termsto cheat, swindle, or victimize:[~ + object]The car salesman took us for about $500.
- to win or obtain money from:[~ + object]He took me for $10 in the poker game.
- to have sexual intercourse with:[~ + object]He wanted to take her then and there.
- Grammar to be used with (a certain grammatical form, case, etc.):[not: be + ~ -ing;~ + object]This verb takes an object.
- to catch or engage, as a mechanical device:[no object]We heard the engine clicking, but it just wouldn't take.
- Botany to begin to grow, as a plant:[no object]He gave us some cuttings, but they just wouldn't take.
- to have the intended result or effect:[no object]Fortunately the vaccination took, and the fever went down.
- to fall or become:[not: be + ~ -ing;~ + adjective]He took sick.
- take (someone) aback, [~ + object + aback] to surprise or shock:taken aback by her hostility.
- take after, [~ + after + object]
- to resemble (another person), as in appearance, behavior, etc.:My daughters take after my wife.
- to follow or chase:The police took after him.
- take apart:
- to disassemble, as by separating (something) into small pieces: [~ + object + apart]to take a clock apart.[~ + apart + object]to take apart a clock.
- to examine closely and criticize severely;
attack: [~ + apart + object]took apart those arguments one after another.[~ + object + apart]He took them apart.
- take away:
- to remove: [~ + away + object]The waiter came and took away the food.[~ + object + away]He took the food away.
- [~ + away + from + object] to detract (from):He tried to take away from her achievements by saying she was just lucky.
- take back:
- to regain possession of: [~ + back + object]The army took back the town.[~ + object + back]to take it back.
- to return, as for exchange: [~ + object + back]Take it back to the store if it doesn't fit.[~ + object + back]She took the dress back because it didn't fit.
- [~ + object + back] to allow to return;
resume a relationship with:Will his wife take him back? - [~ + object + back] to cause to remember:The song took me back to my teen years.
- to retract: [~ + back + object]to take back a statement.[~ + object + back]What did you call her? You'd better take it back!
- take down:
- to write down;
record: [~ + down + object]to take down a speech.[~ + object + down]to take it all down. - [~ + object + down] to reduce the pride of:to take him down a peg.
- take in:
- to change (a garment) so as to make smaller or tighter: [~ + in + object]to take in a dress.[~ + object + in]to take it in a few inches.
- to provide a place to live for: [~ + in + object]She took in every stray cat that came her way.[~ + object + in]always took the cats in.
- to grasp the meaning of;
comprehend: [~ + in + object]Do you think he took in everything we said?[~ + object + in]Did he take it all in? - to observe;
notice: [~ + in + object]He stood there taking in the busy scene.[~ + object + in]He stood there taking it all in. - to deceive;
trick; cheat: [~ + object + in]She took us in with that scheme.[~ + in + object]Has she taken in anyone else with it? - [~ + in + object] to visit or attend, as for entertainment:to take in a show.
- [~ + in + object] to receive as proceeds, as from business:The company took in enough profits last year to break even.[~ + object + in]to take it in.
- take off:
- to remove: [~ + off + object]Take off your coat.[~ + object + off]Take your coat off.
- [no object] to leave the ground and rise into the air:The plane took off.
- Informal Terms[no object] to depart;
leave:The man took off before we could ask him who he was. - to subtract, as a discount;
deduct: [~ + off + object]The store took off 20 percent.[~ + object + off]taking 20 percent off the price. - [no object] to achieve sudden, noticeable growth, etc.:Sales took off just before Christmas.
- take on:
- to hire;
employ: [~ + on + object]to take on new workers.[~ + object + on]to take new workers on. - to undertake;
begin (work): [~ + on + object]took on extra work to pay the bills.[~ + object + on]How can he take so much volunteer work on? - [~ + on + object] to gain or acquire:The word "homeowner'' took on a whole new meaning when she became one.
- to accept as a challenge or opponent: [~ + on + object]weren't afraid to take on big business.[~ + object + on]"I'm not afraid to take the champ on!'' the boxer shouted.
- take out:
- to withdraw;
remove: [~ + out + object]She took out library books for the children.[~ + object + out]The doctor took my appendix out. - to deduct: [~ + out + object]The government takes out income taxes from your paycheck.[~ + object + out]to take the taxes out.
- to buy or obtain by applying: [~ + out + object]to take out insurance.[~ + object + out]to take insurance out on the house.
- to escort, as on a date: [~ + object + out]took her out on a couple of dates.[~ + out + object]He took out several girls before he found the right one.
- [no object] to set out;
start:We took out after them just as the sun rose. - Slang Termsto kill or destroy: [~ + out + object]The pilots took out their targets.[~ + object + out]threatened to take them out if they talked to the cops.
- Idioms, Informal Terms take (something) out on (someone), to cause (another) to suffer for (one's own misfortune, etc.): [~ + out + object + on + object]He took out his frustration on his children.[~ + object + out + on + object]I know you're upset, but don't take it out on the kids!
- take over, to assume management of or responsibility for: [no object]Who will take over when you retire?[~ + over + object]Who will take over the company when you retire?[~ + object + over]Can they take the company over without a controlling interest?
- Idioms take to, [~ + to + object]
- to devote oneself to;
use or do as a habit:to take to drink. - to begin to like:They took to each other at once.
- to go to:She took to her bed, sick with fever.
- to have recourse to;
resort to:took to stealing cars.
- take up:
- to occupy oneself with the study of: [~ + up + object]She took up medicine as a career.[~ + object + up]took it up as a career.
- to fill or occupy (space, etc.): [~ + up + object]The word "take'' will take up at least a page in this dictionary.[~ + object + up]This work takes all my time up.
- to continue;
resume: [no object]We took up where we had left off.[~ + up + object]Let's take up the story where we left off.[~ + object + up]Let's take it up at chapter five. - to raise for discussion or consideration: [~ + object + up]We'll take this up with our lawyers.[~ + up + object]Let's take up the next issue.
- [~ + up + object] to undertake;
assume:He took up the duties of the presidency. - to make (clothes) shorter or tighter, as by hemming: [~ + up + object]He took up the slacks a few inches.[~ + object + up]He took the slacks up.
- Informal Terms take up with, [~ + up + with + object] to keep company with:She's taken up with the wrong crowd of kids.
- Idioms take (something) upon oneself, [~ + object + upon + oneself] to assume (something) as a responsibility:Dad took it upon himself to visit her every day in the hospital.
n. [countable] - the act of taking.
- something taken.
- Informal Termsmoney taken in, esp. profits:a take of at least $5,000.
- Show Businessa scene in a movie photographed without interruption.
- Show Businessone of several sound recordings made, as of the same song, to produce a version good enough for release.
- Informal Termsa response or reaction:She did a slow take when they told her she was arrested.
- Idioms, Slang Termsa distinctive response to an event:What's your take on his deciding not to run?
Idioms- Idioms, Slang Terms on the take, [Slang.]
- accepting bribes:Most of those politicians are on the take.
- Idioms take for, [~ + object + for + object]
- to assume to be:What do you take me for, a fool?
- to assume falsely to be;
mistake for:Whenever I spoke Russian they took me for an immigrant.
- Idioms take it:
- to accept something (as true):Take it from me, I'm telling you the truth.
- Informal Termsto be able to resist or endure hardship, etc.:couldn't take it in the military.
- Idioms take place, to happen;
occur:When will the wedding take place? tak•a•ble, take•a•ble, adj. tak•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024take (tāk),USA pronunciation v., took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. v.t. - to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action:to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- to hold, grasp, or grip:to take a book in one's hand; to take a child by the hand.
- to get into one's hands, possession, control, etc., by force or artifice:to take a bone from a snarling dog.
- to seize or capture:to take an enemy town; to take a prisoner.
- to catch or get (fish, game, etc.), esp. by killing:to take a dozen trout on a good afternoon.
- to pick from a number;
select:Take whichever you wish. - to receive and accept willingly (something given or offered):to take a compliment with a smile; to take a bribe.
- to receive or be the recipient of (something bestowed, administered, etc.):to take first prize.
- to accept and act upon or comply with:to take advice; to take a dare.
- to receive or accept (a person) into some relation:to take someone in marriage; to take new members once a year.
- to receive, react, or respond to in a specified manner:Although she kept calm, she took his death hard.
- to receive as a payment or charge:He refused to take any money for the use of his car.
- to gain for use by payment, lease, etc.:to take a box at the opera; to take a beach house for a month.
- to secure regularly or periodically by payment:to take a magazine.
- to get or obtain from a source;
derive:The book takes its title from Dante. - to extract or quote:He took whole passages straight from Dickens.
- to obtain or exact as compensation for some wrong:to take revenge.
- to receive into the body or system, as by swallowing or inhaling:to take a pill; to take a breath of fresh air.
- to have for one's benefit or use:to take a meal;to take a nap;to take a bath.
- to use as a flavoring agent in a food or beverage:to take sugar in one's coffee.
- to be subjected to;
undergo:to take a heat treatment. - to endure or submit to with equanimity or without an appreciable weakening of one's resistance:to take a joke; unable to take punishment.
- to enter into the enjoyment of (recreation, a holiday, etc.):to take a vacation.
- to carry off without permission:to take something that belongs to another.
- to remove:to take the pins out of one's hair.
- to remove by death:The flood took many families.
- to end (a life):She took her own life.
- to subtract or deduct:If you take 2 from 5, that leaves 3.
- to carry with one:Take your lunch with you. Are you taking an umbrella?
- to convey in a means of transportation:We took them for a ride in the country.
- (of a vehicle) to convey or transport:Will this bus take me across town?
- (of a road, path, etc.) to serve as a means of conducting to or through some place or region:Fifth Avenue took us through the center of town. These stairs will take you up to the attic.
- to bring about a change in the state or condition of:Her ambition and perseverance took her quickly to the top of her field.
- to conduct or escort:to take someone out for dinner.
- to set about or succeed in getting over, through, or around (some obstacle);
clear; negotiate:The horse took the hedge easily. He took the corner at top speed. - to come upon suddenly;
catch:to take someone by surprise. - to get or contract;
catch:He took cold over the weekend. I took a chill. - to attack or affect, as with a disease:suddenly taken with a fit of coughing.
- to be capable of attaining as a result of some action or treatment:Most leathers take a high polish.
- to absorb or become impregnated with;
be susceptible to:Waxed paper will not take ink. This cloth takes dye. - to attract and hold:The red sweater took his eye. The urgent voice took her attention.
- to captivate or charm:The kitten took my fancy.
- to require:It takes courage to do that. The climb took all our strength.
- to employ for some specified or implied purpose:to take measures to curb drugs.
- to use as a means of transportation:to take a bus to the ferry.
- to get on or board (a means of transportation) at a given time or in a given place:She takes the train at Scarsdale.
- to proceed to occupy:to take a seat.
- to occupy;
fill (time, space, etc.):His hobby takes most of his spare time. The machine takes a lot of room. - to use up;
consume:This car takes a great deal of oil. He took ten minutes to solve the problem. - to avail oneself of:He took the opportunity to leave. She took the time to finish it properly.
- to do, perform, execute, etc.:to take a walk.
- to go into or enter:Take the next road to the left.
- to adopt and enter upon (a way, course, etc.):to take the path of least resistance.
- to act or perform:to take the part of the hero.
- Photographyto make (a reproduction, picture, or photograph):to take home movies of the children.
- Photographyto make a picture, esp. a photograph, of:The photographer took us sitting down.
- to write down:to take a letter in shorthand; to take notes at a lecture.
- to apply oneself to;
study:to take ballet; She took four courses in her freshman year. - to deal with;
treat:to take things in their proper order. - to proceed to handle in some manner:to take a matter under consideration.
- to assume or undertake (a function, duty, job, etc.):The mayor took office last month.
- to assume or adopt (a symbol, badge, or the like) as a token of office:to take the veil; to take the throne.
- to assume the obligation of;
be bound by:to take an oath. - to assume or adopt as one's own:to take someone's part in an argument; He took the side of the speaker.
- to assume or appropriate as if by right:to take credit for someone else's work.
- to accept the burden of:She took the blame for his failure.
- to determine by inquiry, examination, measurement, scientific observation, etc.:to take someone's pulse; to take a census.
- to make or carry out for purposes of yielding such a determination:to take someone's measurements; to take a seismographic reading.
- to begin to have;
experience (a certain feeling or state of mind):to take pride in one's appearance. - to form and hold in the mind:to take a gloomy view.
- to grasp or apprehend mentally;
understand; comprehend:Do you take my meaning, sir? - to understand in a specified way:You shouldn't take the remark as an insult.
- to grasp the meaning of (a person):if we take him correctly.
- to accept the statements of:to take him at his word.
- to assume as a fact:I take it that you will be there.
- to regard or consider:They were taken to be wealthy.
- to capture or win (a piece, trick, etc.) in a game.
- Informal Termsto cheat, swindle, or victimize:They really take people in that shop. The museum got taken on that painting.
- to win or obtain money from:He took me for $10 in the poker game.
- (of a man) to have sexual intercourse with.
- Grammarto be used with (a certain form, accent, case, mood, etc.):a verb that always takes an object.
- Lawto acquire property, as on the happening of an event:They take a fortune under the will.
- Sport[Baseball.](of a batter) to allow (a pitch) to go by without swinging at it:He took a third strike.
v.i. - to catch or engage, as a mechanical device:She turned the key and heard a click as the catch took.
- Botanyto strike root or begin to grow, as a plant.
- to adhere, as ink, dye, or color.
- (of a person or thing) to win favor or acceptance:a new TV show that took with the public.
- to have the intended result or effect, as a medicine, inoculation, etc.:The vaccination took.
- to enter into possession, as of an estate.
- to detract (usually fol. by from).
- to apply or devote oneself:He took to his studies.
- to make one's way;
proceed; go:to take across the meadow. - to fall or become:She took sick and had to go home.
- to admit of being photographed in a particular manner:a model who takes exceptionally well.
- to admit of being moved or separated:This crib takes apart for easy storage.
- take after:
- to resemble (another person, as a parent) physically, temperamentally, etc.:The baby took after his mother.
- Also, take off after, take out after. to follow;
chase:The detective took after the burglars.
- take back:
- to regain possession of:to take back one's lawn mower.
- to return, as for exchange:It was defective, so I took it back to the store.
- to allow to return;
resume a relationship with:She said she would never take him back again. - to cause to remember:It takes one back to the old days.
- to retract:to take back a statement.
- take down:
- to move from a higher to a lower level or place.
- to pull apart or take apart;
dismantle; disassemble. - to write down;
record. - to diminish the pride or arrogance of;
humble:to take someone down a notch or two.
- take for:
- to assume to be:I took it for the truth.
- to assume falsely to be;
mistake for:to be taken for a foreigner.
- take for granted. See grant (def. 6).
- take in:
- to permit to enter;
admit. - to alter (an article of clothing) so as to make smaller.
- to provide lodging for.
- to include;
encompass. - to grasp the meaning of;
comprehend. - to deceive;
trick; cheat. - to observe;
notice. - to visit or attend:to take in a show.
- to furl (a sail).
- British Termsto receive as proceeds, as from business activity.
- [Chiefly Brit.]to subscribe to:to take in a magazine.
- take it:
- to accept or believe something;
aquiesce:I'll take it on your say-so. - Informal Termsto be able to resist or endure hardship, abuse, etc.
- to understand:I take it that you're not interested.
- take it out in, to accept as payment for services or as an equivalent of monetary compensation:He takes it out in goods instead of cash.
- take it out of:
- to exhaust;
enervate:Every year the winter takes it out of me. - to exact payment from;
penalize:They took it out of your pay.
- Informal Terms take it out on, to cause (someone else) to suffer for one's own misfortune or dissatisfaction:Just because you're angry with him you don't have to take it out on me!
- take off:
- to remove:Take off your coat.
- to lead away:The child was taken off by kidnappers.
- Informal Termsto depart;
leave:They took off yesterday for California. - to leave the ground, as an airplane.
- to move onward or forward with a sudden or intense burst of speed:The police car took off after the drunken driver.
- to withdraw or remove from:She was taken off the night shift.
- to remove by death;
kill:Millions were taken off by the Black Plague. - to make a likeness or copy of;
reproduce. - to subtract, as a discount;
deduct:Shop early and we'll take off 20 percent. - [Informal.]to imitate;
mimic; burlesque. - [Informal.]to achieve sudden, marked growth, success, etc.:Sales took off just before Christmas. The actor's career took off after his role in that movie.
- take on:
- to hire;
employ. - to undertake;
assume:to take on new responsibilities. - to acquire:The situation begins to take on a new light.
- to accept as a challenge;
contend against:to take on a bully. - Informal Termsto show great emotion;
become excited:There's no need to take on so.
- take out:
- to withdraw;
remove:to take out a handkerchief. - to procure by application:to take out an insurance policy.
- to carry out for use or consumption elsewhere:to take a book out of the library; to get food to take out.
- to escort;
invite:He takes out my sister now and then. - to set out;
start:They took out for the nearest beach. - Slang Termsto kill;
destroy.
- take over, to assume management or possession of or responsibility for:The first officer took over the ship when the captain suffered a heart attack.
- take to:
- to devote or apply oneself to;
become habituated to:to take to drink. - to respond favorably to;
begin to like:They took to each other at once. - to go to:to take to one's bed.
- to have recourse to;
resort to:She took to getting up at five to go jogging before work.
- take up:
- to occupy oneself with the study or practice of:She took up painting in her spare time.
- to lift or pick up:He took up the fallen leaves with a rake.
- to occupy;
cover:A grand piano would take up half of our living room. - to consume;
use up; absorb:Traveling to her job takes up a great deal of time. - to begin to advocate or support;
sponsor:He has taken up another struggling artist. - to continue;
resume:We took up where we had left off. - to reply to in order to reprove:The author takes up his critics in the preface of his latest book.
- to assume:He took up the duties of the presidency.
- to absorb:Use a sponge to take up the spilled milk.
- to make shorter, as by hemming:to take up the sleeves an inch.
- to make tighter, as by winding in:to take up the slack in a reel of tape.
- to deal with in discussion:to take up the issue of mass transit.
- to adopt seriously:to take up the idea of seeking public office.
- to accept, as an offer or challenge.
- to buy as much as is offered:The sale was taken up in a matter of days.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to clear by paying off, as a loan.
- [Obs.]to arrest (esp. a runaway slave).
- take up a collection, to ask for or gather donations, usually of money, from a number of people.
- take upon oneself, to assume as a responsibility or obligation:She has taken it upon herself to support the family.
- Informal Terms take up with, to become friendly with;
keep company with:He took up with a bad crowd. n. - the act of taking.
- something that is taken.
- the quantity of fish, game, etc., taken at one time.
- an opinion or assessment:What's your take on the candidate?
- an approach;
treatment:a new take on an old idea. - Informal Termsmoney taken in, esp. profits.
- Journalisma portion of copy assigned to a Linotype operator or compositor, usually part of a story or article.
- Show Business[Motion Pictures.]
- a scene, or a portion of a scene, photographed without any interruption or break.
- an instance of such continuous operation of the camera.
- Informal Termsa visual and mental response to something typically manifested in a stare expressing total absorption or wonderment:She did a slow take on being asked by reporters the same question for the third time.
- a recording of a musical performance.
- Medicinea successful inoculation.
- Slang Terms on the take:
- accepting bribes.
- in search of personal profit at the expense of others.
- Old Norse taka to take; cognate with Middle Dutch taken to grasp, Gothic tekan to touch
- Middle English taken to take, strike, lay hold of, grasp, late Old English tacan to grasp, touch bef. 1100
tak′a•ble, take′a•ble, adj. tak′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged acquire, secure, procure. See bring.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged choose.
- 22.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bear, stand, tolerate.
- 42.See corresponding entry in Unabridged delight, attract, interest, engage.
- 43.See corresponding entry in Unabridged need, demand.
- 44.See corresponding entry in Unabridged use.
- 67.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ascertain.
- 75.See corresponding entry in Unabridged suppose, presume.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged give.
take, + n. - an opinion or assessment:What's your take on the candidate?
- an approach;
treatment:a new take on an old idea.
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