Meaning

91 senses
  1. (transitive)To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

    They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.

    I'll take that plate off the table.

    get into one's hands, take physically

  2. To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

    (transitive)To seize or capture.

    take the guards prisoner

    take prisoners

  3. (transitive)To catch or get possession of (fish or game).

    took ten catfish in one afternoon

  4. (transitive)To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.

  5. (transitive)To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.

    Billy took her pencil.

    The County took his land by eminent domain.

    take into one's possession

  6. (transitive)To exact.

    take a toll

    take revenge

  7. (transitive)To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.

    took the next two tricks

    took Smith's rook

  8. (transitive)To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).

    took third place

    took bribes

    receive willingly something given or offered

  9. To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).

    (transitive)To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.

    The store doesn't take checks.

    She wouldn't take any money for her help.

    accept or undergo, often unwillingly

  10. (transitive)To accept and follow (advice, etc.).

    take my advice

  11. (transitive)To receive into some relationship.

    take a wife

    The school only takes new students in the fall.

    receive or obtain regularly

  12. (intransitive, transitive)To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).

Examples

34006 sentences
  1. I'm going to take my car.

    Я візьму машину.

    deIch werde das Auto nehmen.

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  2. I'm going to take a bath.

    Я збираюся прийняти ванну.

    ruЯ собираюсь принять ванну.

    deIch werde ein Bad nehmen.

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  3. Have you taken your medicine yet?

    Ти вже прийняв ліки?

    ruТы уже принял лекарство?

    deHast du die Medizin schon genommen?

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  4. I should have taken the money.

    Мені слід було взяти гроші.

    ruМне следовало взять эти деньги.

    deIch hätte das Geld annehmen sollen.

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  5. Let's take a break for coffee.

    Давайте зробимо перерву на каву.

    ruДавайте прервёмся на кофе.

    deLass uns eine Kaffeepause machen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to get into one's hands or control:
Русский
By meaning 7
to get into one's hands or control:
to receive or accept:
to carry:
to choose:
to gain a position by force:
to endure:
a photo, film, fingerprints, etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 8
to get into one's hands or control:
to receive or accept:
to carry:
to support or carry without failing or breaking:
to gain a position by force:
to have sex with:
to endure:
to last or expend (an amount of time):

Origin

From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”), from Old English tacan

From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”). Alternatively, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *takan (“to take; grasp, touch”). Both from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”), from pre-Germanic *deh₁g- (“to touch”), possibly a phonetically altered form of Proto-Indo-European *te-th₂g- (“to touch, take”) (see there for details).

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Forms

takes, taking, took, taken
Base formtake · to take
3rd person singulartakes
Present participletaking
Past simpletook
Past participletaken

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake
he, she, ittakes

Past simpleLesson

all personstook

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken
he, she, ithas taken

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

252 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression:read
  • accept or undergo, often unwillingly:submit
  • get into one's hands, take physically:get hold of
  • have sex with; archaic use:have
  • head into a specified direction:make

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

90 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • take care of
  • take care
  • can take care
  • to take care
  • to take a
  • going to take
  • take a bath
  • take a walk
  • took off his
  • take a break
  • take a shower
  • take a nap

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
take — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto