Take - Definition

n 1: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the
sale of land or other property; "the average return was
about 5%" [syn: return, issue, take, takings,
proceeds, yield, payoff]
2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without
interruption
v 1: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work
this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn:
take, occupy, use up]
3: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you
take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the
palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide]
4: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can
you take this bag, please" [syn: take, get hold of]
5: 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" [syn: assume,
acquire, adopt, take on, take]
6: 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!" [syn: take, read]
7: 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" [syn: bring,
convey, take]
8: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from
Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant: give]
9: 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"
10: 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" [syn: choose, take,
select, pick out]
11: 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" [syn:
accept, take, have] [ant: decline, pass up,
refuse, reject, turn down]
12: 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"
[syn: fill, take, occupy]
13: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the
case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn:
consider, take, deal, look at]
14: 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" [syn: necessitate, ask,
postulate, need, require, take, involve, call
for, demand] [ant: eliminate, obviate, rid of]
15: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the
plunge"
16: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene";
"shoot a movie" [syn: film, shoot, take]
17: 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" [syn: remove, take,
take away, withdraw]
18: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl
of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn:
consume, ingest, take in, take, have] [ant:
abstain, desist, refrain]
19: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
[syn: take, submit]
20: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take
an opportunity" [syn: take, accept]
21: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army
took the fort on the hill"
22: 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" [syn: assume, take, strike, take up]
23: 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" [syn: accept, admit, take, take
on]
24: 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"
25: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the
bar exam" [syn: learn, study, read, take]
26: 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" [syn: claim, take, exact]
27: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took
to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: take,
make]
28: 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" [syn: aim, take, train, take aim,
direct]
29: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be
taken drunk"
30: 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" [syn: carry, pack, take]
31: 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?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
charter, engage, take]
32: receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
[syn: subscribe, subscribe to, take]
33: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
34: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort;
"take shelter from the storm"
35: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when
she was most vulnerable" [syn: take, have]
36: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole
idea" [syn: claim, take] [ant: disclaim]
37: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the
dye" [syn: accept, take]
38: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take
all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn:
contain, take, hold]
39: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
40: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
[syn: drive, take]
41: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
42: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He
got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a
chill" [syn: contract, take, get]