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Nouns

• (n) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
  • the average return was about 5%
  proceeds, takings, yield, payoff, issue, return,
• (n) the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

Verbs

• (v) carry out
  • take action
  • take steps
  • take vengeance
• (v) require (time or space)
  • It took three hours to get to work this morning
  • This event occupied a very short time
  use up, occupy,
• (v) take somebody somewhere
  • We lead him to our chief
  • can you take me to the main entrance?
  • He conducted us to the palace
  lead, guide, conduct, direct,
• (v) get into one's hands, take physically
  • Take a cookie!
  • Can you take this bag, please
  get hold of,
• (v) 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
  take on, acquire, assume, adopt,
• (v) 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!
  read,
• (v) 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
  bring, convey,
• (v) take into one's possession
  • We are taking an orphan from Romania
  • I'll take three salmon steaks
• (v) 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
• (v) 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
  choose, pick out, select,
• (v) 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
  accept, have,
• (v) 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
  fill, occupy,
• (v) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
  • Take the case of China
  • Consider the following case
  look at, deal, consider,
• (v) 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
  necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask,
• (v) experience or feel or submit to
  • Take a test
  • Take the plunge
• (v) make a film or photograph of something
  • take a scene
  • shoot a movie
  film, shoot,
• (v) 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
  remove, take away, withdraw,
• (v) serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  • Have another bowl of chicken soup!
  • I don't take sugar in my coffee
  ingest, consume, have, take in,
• (v) accept or undergo, often unwillingly
  • We took a pay cut
  submit,
• (v) make use of or accept for some purpose
  • take a risk
  • take an opportunity
  accept,
• (v) take by force
  • Hitler took the Baltic Republics
  • The army took the fort on the hill
• (v) 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
  assume, take up, strike,
• (v) 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
  admit, take on, accept,
• (v) 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
• (v) be a student of a certain subject
  • She is reading for the bar exam
  learn, study, read,
• (v) 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
  exact, claim,
• (v) head into a specified direction
  • The escaped convict took to the hills
  • We made for the mountains
  make,
• (v) 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
  aim, take aim, train, direct,
• (v) be seized or affected in a specified way
  • take sick
  • be taken drunk
• (v) 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
  carry, pack,
• (v) 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?
  charter, hire, rent, lease, engage,
• (v) receive or obtain regularly
  • We take the Times every day
  subscribe to, subscribe,
• (v) buy, select
  • I'll take a pound of that sausage
• (v) to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
  • take shelter from the storm
• (v) have sex with; archaic use
  • He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
  have,
• (v) lay claim to; as of an idea
  • She took credit for the whole idea
  claim,
• (v) be designed to hold or take
  • This surface will not take the dye
  accept,
• (v) be capable of holding or containing
  • This box won't take all the items
  • The flask holds one gallon
  contain, hold,
• (v) develop a habit
  • He took to visiting bars
• (v) proceed along in a vehicle
  • We drive the turnpike to work
  drive,
• (v) obtain by winning
  • Winner takes all
  • He took first prize
• (v) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
  • He got AIDS
  • She came down with pneumonia
  • She took a chill
  contract, get,

Synonyms

proceeds takings yield payoff issue return use up occupy lead guide conduct direct get hold of take on acquire assume adopt read bring convey choose pick out select accept have fill look at deal consider necessitate need require call for demand postulate involve ask film shoot remove take away withdraw ingest consume take in submit take up strike admit learn study exact claim make aim take aim train carry pack charter hire rent lease engage subscribe to subscribe contain hold drive contract get

Antonyms

give pass up turn down decline refuse reject obviate rid of eliminate desist abstain refrain disclaim

See also

take in tackle undertake take on lift out scoop scoop up scoop out take up bear away bear off carry away take away carry off gather in discerp dismember take apart bring forward advance land put down bring down let down lower take down get down lift elevate raise get up bring up bring on bring out produce draw off take out withdraw draw repossess take back absorb take over assume accept bear adopt borrow deduct subtract take off suck in sop up

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