takeverb
uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/took, takentake verb (REMOVE)
B1 [ T ] to remove something, especially without permission:
B2 [ T ] to subtract a number (= remove it from another number):
More examples
- "Did you take any money out of my purse?" "Certainly not!"
- When they got divorced, his wife took everything.
- They took blood and urine specimens for analysis.
- OK, very funny - who took my clothes?
- If anyone found out that I took the money, I'd die of shame.
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere
- appropriate
- confiscate
- cream sth/sb off
- de-
- debug
- denude
- drain
- impound
- infringe on/upon sth
- knock
- knock sth out of sb
- nab
- relieve
- shear
- strip sb of sth
- suck
- suck sb/sth dry idiom
- sweep
- take sth out
- tow
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take verb (MOVE)
A1 [ T ] to move something or someone from one place to another:
More examples
- Take the vase off the shelf.
- Could you take this letter to John, please?
- I took some food from the table.
- I took some of the flowers for Mrs Bright.
- I took several books with me for the journey.
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Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- bike
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- pick sb/sth up
- put sb down somewhere
- road haulage
- route
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transport
- transportation
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take verb (ACCEPT)
B1 [ T ] to accept or have:
[ T ] used when you want to mention something as a particular example of what you are talking about:
If you take someone or something to be something, or if you take someone or something for something, you accept or believe that they are that thing:
B2 to not be able to deal with an unpleasant situation:
accept or refuse the offer completely:
More examples
- Do you usually take a morning/afternoon break?
- I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better.
- The director took a risk in giving the movie's main role to an unknown actor.
- She took a few spoonfuls of soup but left her main course untouched.
- He took a drop in salary when he changed jobs.
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Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- earn
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- score
- secure
- snatch
- snatch at sth
- wangle
- wrest
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take verb (HOLD)
B1 [ T ] to move in order to hold something in the hand(s):
More examples
- The baby took my finger in its tenacious little fist.
- Take my hand as we cross the road.
- Each player takes three cards.
- The doctor had to take my shoulder and click the joint back into place.
- He took my arm and guided me to the bar.
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Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cradle
- cup
- dandle
- enfold
- grasp
- hand in hand idiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim death idiom
- hold
- hold on
- onto
- pinion
- seize
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take verb (GO WITH)
A1 [ T ] to go somewhere with someone, often paying for that person or being responsible for them:
[ T ] to show someone how to get to somewhere by going there with them:
[ T ] to go to a social event with someone:
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- As a special treat, I'll take you to my favourite tea-shop.
- I had to get up early to take her to the airport.
- If he gets any worse I'll take him to the doctor's.
- Three days after the birth, Paul and Sandra took their precious bundle of joy home.
- I took my two-year old nephew down to the beach with his bucket and spade.
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Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- refer sb to sth/sb
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- stick
- usher
- usherette
- walk
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take verb (TRANSPORT)
A2 [ T ] to travel somewhere by using a particular form of transport or a particular vehicle, route, etc.:
More examples
- We took a bus to Mexico City.
- From Heathrow, you can take a taxi.
- I took the 6.30 train to Manchester.
- Why don't you take the train to Paris?
- We took a flight to Denver.
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Travelling
- backpacking
- bum around (somewhere)
- catch
- connect
- cover
- cruise
- destination
- direct
- gad about/around (somewhere)
- gallivant
- override
- ply
- road
- roam
- tootle
- tourist class
- travel
- travelled
- voyage
- well travelled
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take verb (NEED)
B2 [ T ] to need:
B1 to wear a particular size of clothes or shoes:
A2 [ L only + noun ] If something takes a particular time, that period is needed in order to complete it:
A2 to act or happen over a short period of time:
to need a long time:
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- They took two hours to discuss the plans and considered it time well spent.
- It took a lot of courage to do what she did.
- The insurance company took months to settle my claim.
- The jury took four days to reach a verdict.
- This recipe takes four cloves of garlic.
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Lacking things
- bankrupt
- bankruptcy
- be hard up (for sth) idiom
- bereft
- catch
- cry out for sth
- demand
- hole
- lack
- lacking
- need
- need sth like you need a hole in the head idiom
- needful
- short
- shortage
- shy
- the cupboard is bare idiom
- the UN
- unsatisfied
- vacuum
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take verb (MEASURE)
C2 to measure something:
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Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- life-size
- measure sb/sth up
- measure sth out
- measurement
- mmHg
- mmol
- pace
- pinhole
- plumb
- point
- quantifiable
- quantum
- record
- short
- sound
- timer
- tolerance
- unit
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take verb (DRUG/MEDICINE)
A2 to swallow or use a medicine or drug, especially in a regular way:
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Drugs - general words
- chase
- chems
- crank
- detox
- dope
- doped up
- gear
- jacked up
- legal high
- OD
- overdose
- peddler
- shot
- snort
- soft
- spliff
- spliff up
- stoned
- trip
- whacked
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take verb (ACT)
B1 [ T ] to do or perform:
B1 [ T ] used with many nouns to make a verb phrase that is equal in meaning to the related verb:
More examples
- I usually take a nap after lunch.
- Who takes this class on Tuesdays?
- I agreed to take Nicola's aerobics class for her next week.
- I'm going to take some French lessons.
- After the next song, we'll take a break.
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Performing a function
- act
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- discharge
- function
- function as sth/sb
- make
- man
- operate
- operation
- purpose
- serve
- work
- work a treat idiom
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take verb (THINK ABOUT)
B2 [ T ] to think about something or someone in a particular way:
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- spare
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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take verb (UNDERSTAND)
C2 to understand something in a particular way:
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Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehension
- at your fingertips idiom
- attune
- bear in on/upon
- common
- fathom
- fingertip
- hit
- make sth/sb of sth/sb
- make sth/sb out
- mind
- penetrate
- picture
- read between the lines idiom
- reading
- realization
- take sth in
- twig
- understand
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take verb (REACTION)
B2 [ T ] to have or come to have a particular feeling or opinion:
to surprise someone:
More examples
- She took offence when we offered to help her.
- Don't take any notice of what they say.
- She never took any notice of her critics.
- He takes the view that children should not be allowed in pubs.
- I took pity on her and bought her some clothes.
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Feelings - general words
- aura
- breast
- charged
- emotional
- emotionalism
- feeling
- free-floating
- himself
- in your heart of hearts idiom
- infect
- myself
- ripple
- sentient
- sentiment
- sentimental
- sentimentalism
- soul
- tinge
- tingle
- twinge
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take verb (MONEY)
mainly UK US usually take in [ T ] to receive money from sales or as payment for entrance to an event:
More examples
- The restaurant took a lot of money that night.
- How much do you usually take in an evening?
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Getting, receiving and accepting
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- awardee
- carve
- draw
- earn
- fill
- get sth out of sth
- glom onto sth/sb
- go to sb
- grasp
- obtain
- pick
- score
- secure
- snatch
- snatch at sth
- wangle
- wrest
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take verb (CATCH)
B2 [ T ] to get possession of something or someone:
More examples
- His party took control from the Communists.
- We'll take a lot of Labour's vote over the issue of fox hunting.
- The terrorists have taken hundreds of hostages.
- The soldiers were taken behind enemy lines.
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Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
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take verb (WRITE)
B1 [ T ] to write:
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Writing & typing
- asterisk
- borrow
- chalk
- co-author
- compose
- copy
- creative writing
- enter
- fair sth out
- fire
- ghostwrite
- misspell
- orthography
- record
- run
- scrawl
- transcription
- typing
- write sth up
- written
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take verb (PERFORM WELL)
[ I ] to work or perform as expected:
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Performing a function
- act
- act as sth 1
- act as sth
- discharge
- function
- function as sth/sb
- make
- man
- operate
- operation
- purpose
- serve
- work
- work a treat idiom
Idiom(s)
Phrasal verb(s)
takenoun
uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/take noun (MONEY)
[ U ] money that is received from sales or as payment for entrance to an event:
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Profits & losses
- break
- capital gains
- deficit
- diminishing returns
- gold mine
- gross receipts
- in/out of pocket idiom
- interim
- ka-ching
- licence
- loss
- loss-making
- profit from sth
- profit sharing
- rig the market idiom
- roll
- speculation
- takings
- turnover
- uneconomic
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take noun (FILM)
[ C ] the filming of a scene (= small part of a film):
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Cinema - general words
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- best boy
- Bollywood
- boom
- filming
- filmstrip
- footage
- freeze-frame
- gaffer
- pan
- shoot
- showing
- slide projector
- slow motion
- sound effect
- soundtrack
- storyboard
- the big screen 1
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take noun (OPINION)
an opinion about something:
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Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- -ist
- article of faith
- attitude
- attitudinal
- baggage
- banner
- be a matter of opinion idiom
- core
- eye
- judgment
- manifesto
- matter
- mindset
- mythology
- try sth out on sb
- turn of mind
- voice
- what makes sb tick idiom
- your idea of sth idiom
- your two cents' worth idiom
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take noun (VERSION)
a version of something that shows someone's attitude towards it:
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Categories and varieties
- animal
- brand
- category
- classification
- food group
- form
- genre
- hue
- ilk
- incarnation
- kind
- matter
- model
- mould
- order
- style
- type
- typology
- variety
- version
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