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If you take stock, you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next.
It was time to take stock of the situation.
I was forty, the age when people take stock and change their lives.
Synonyms: review the situation, weigh up, appraise, estimate More Synonyms of take stock
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take stock in British English

a. 
to make an inventory
b. 
to make a general appraisal, esp of prospects, resources, etc
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take stock in American English

1. 
to inventory the amount of stock on hand
2. 
to make an estimate or appraisal, as of available resources, probabilities, etc.
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Examples of 'take stock' in a sentence
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The first step is taking stock of where your money is being spent now.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is the time to step back and take stock.
Brian Thompson DEVASTATING EDEN: The Search for Utopia in America (2004)
He must have taken stock of his situation.
The Sun (2007)
Existing landlords should also take stock of their situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Certainly if you ticked two or more then it is time to take stock of the situation.
Stewart, Dr Alan & Stewart, Maryon The Vitality Diet (1990)
Prison certainly makes you take stock of things.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It makes sense to take stock and say there is too much physical furniture.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
There was hardly time to stop and take stock when the lead was doubled.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Then he will take stock about trying for another Olympics.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
So stop, take stock of your situation and breathe.
The Sun (2016)
It makes you take stock and realise you can't take anything for granted.
The Sun (2008)
When you get to the hotel or restaurant, "play yourself in" by taking stock of the situation.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
 Step back and take stock.
The Sun (2008)
It makes you take stock.
The Sun (2008)
What we have to do now is take stock, think about what we are going to do and think about what lies beneath.
The Sun (2008)
I'll take stock over the next few weeks.
The Sun (2015)
It may be wise to sit back and take stock of the situation before making more moves, as they may be the wrong ones.
The Sun (2015)
Dayton: The next step is to take stock of the people in your church.
Christianity Today (2000)
Now, quite suddenly it seemed to them, they needed to take stock of their situation.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
Yet Fire at Sea makes us take stock of humanity at its best and worst.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A Early thirties is a tipping point in life and therefore it's worth taking stock before your next move.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
(idiom) 
Definition
to think carefully about a situation before making a decision
It was time to take stock of my life.
Synonyms
review the situation
weigh up
appraise
Many companies were prompted to appraise their recruitment policies.
estimate
His personal riches were estimated at over £80 million.
size up (informal)
see how the land lies
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of appraise
Definition
to assess the worth, value, or quality of
Many companies were prompted to appraise their recruitment policies.
Synonyms
assess,
judge,
review,
estimate,
survey,
price,
rate,
value,
evaluate,
inspect,
gauge,
size up (informal),
eye up,
assay,
recce (slang)
in the sense of estimate
Definition
to form an approximate idea of (size, cost, etc.)
His personal riches were estimated at over £80 million.
Synonyms
calculate roughly,
value,
guess,
judge,
reckon,
assess,
evaluate,
gauge,
number,
appraise

Nearby words of
take stock

  • take something personally
  • take something up
  • take steps
  • take stock
  • take the bit in or between your teeth
  • take the place of
  • take the plunge

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