Meaning

1 senses

  1. To go out walking or riding, so as to enjoy the fresh air.

More definitions
  • take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure

Examples

12 sentences

  1. We take air and water for granted.

    Ми приймаємо повітря і воду за належне. — triantafillou

    deWir halten Luft und Wasser für selbstverständlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. We have to take steps to prevent air pollution.

    deWir müssen Schritte einleiten, um die Luftverschmutzung zu vermeiden. — Peanutfan

    CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. The picture was taken from the air.

    ruСнимок сделали с воздуха. — Karok

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  4. We needed to take some fresh air.

    ruНам нужно было глотнуть свежего воздуха. — marafon

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  5. I need to go out to take some fresh air.

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personstook the air

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take the air

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure:walk

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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