- carry out;
"take action"
"take steps"
"take vengeance"
- require (time or space);
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"
"This event occupied a very short time"
- take somebody somewhere;
"We lead him to our chief"
"can you take me to the main entrance?"
"He conducted us to the palace"
- get into one's hands, take physically;
"Take a cookie!"
"Can you take this bag, please"
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;
"His voice took on a sad tone"
"The story took a new turn"
"he adopted an air of superiority"
"She assumed strange manners"
"The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression;
"I read this address as a satire"
"How should I take this message?"
"You can't take credit for this!"
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere;
"Bring me the box from the other room"
"Take these letters to the boss"
"This brings me to the main point"
- take into one's possession;
"We are taking an orphan from Romania"
"I'll take three salmon steaks"
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route;
"He takes the bus to work"
"She takes Route 1 to Newark"
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
"Take any one of these cards"
"Choose a good husband for your daughter"
"She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
- receive willingly something given or offered;
"The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"
"I won't have this dog in my house!"
"Please accept my present"
- assume, as of positions or roles;
"She took the job as director of development"
"he occupies the position of manager"
"the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
- require as useful, just, or proper;
"It takes nerve to do what she did"
"success usually requires hard work"
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
- experience or feel or submit to;
"Take a test"
"Take the plunge"
- make a film or photograph of something;
"take a scene"
"shoot a movie"
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract;
"remove a threat"
"remove a wrapper"
"Remove the dirty dishes from the table"
"take the gun from your pocket"
"This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly;
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"
"I don't take sugar in my coffee"
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly;
"We took a pay cut"
- make use of or accept for some purpose;
"take a risk"
"take an opportunity"
- take by force;
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"
"The army took the fort on the hill"
- occupy or take on;
"He assumes the lotus position"
"She took her seat on the stage"
"We took our seats in the orchestra"
"She took up her position behind the tree"
"strike a pose"
- admit into a group or community;
"accept students for graduate study"
"We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial;
"take a pulse"
"A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
- be a student of a certain subject;
"She is reading for the bar exam"
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;
"the accident claimed three lives"
"The hard work took its toll on her"
- head into a specified direction;
"The escaped convict took to the hills"
"We made for the mountains"
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards;
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"
"He trained his gun on the burglar"
"Don't train your camera on the women"
"Take a swipe at one's opponent"
- be seized or affected in a specified way;
"take sick"
"be taken drunk"
- have with oneself; have on one's person;
"She always takes an umbrella"
"I always carry money"
"She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
- engage for service under a term of contract;
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"
"Let's rent a car"
"Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- receive or obtain regularly;
"We take the Times every day"
- buy, select;
"I'll take a pound of that sausage"
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort;
"take shelter from the storm"
- have sex with; archaic use;
"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
- lay claim to; as of an idea;
"She took credit for the whole idea"
- be designed to hold or take;
"This surface will not take the dye"
- be capable of holding or containing;
"This box won't take all the items"
"The flask holds one gallon"
- develop a habit;
"He took to visiting bars"
- proceed along in a vehicle;
"We drive the turnpike to work"
- obtain by winning;
"Winner takes all"
"He took first prize"
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
"He got AIDS"
"She came down with pneumonia"
"She took a chill"
