Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To attempt to achieve or acquire.

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To attack or challenge or to try to attack or challenge.

Examples

817 sentences

  1. Take a look at this map.

    Поглянь на цю карту. — aandrusiak

    ruВзгляни на эту карту. — Olya

    deWirf einen Blick auf diese Karte. — kroko

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  2. Take a look at this picture.

    Подивись-но на цю фотографію. — deniko

    ruВзгляните на эту фотографию. — odexed

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  3. The plane took off at around 2:30.

    Літак злетів приблизно о 2:30. — deniko

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  4. The plane took off at exactly 2:30.

    Літак злетів рівно о 2:30. — deniko

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  5. Can I take a look at it?

    Чи можу я подивитися на це? — Anjy

    ruМогу я на него взглянуть? — sharptoothed

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake a run at
he, she, ittakes a run at

Past simpleLesson

all personstook a run at

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken a run at
he, she, ithas taken a run at

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take a run at

Synonyms

2 synonyms
attempt to achieve or acquire:take a stab athave a go at

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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