take

carry out

• “take action”
• “take steps”
• “take vengeance”

as of time or space

• “It took three hours to get to work this morning”
• “This event occupied a very short time”

take somebody somewhere

• “We lead him to our chief”
• “can you take me to the main entrance?”
• “He conducted us to the palace”

get into one''s hands, take physically

• “Take a cookie!”
• “Can you take this bag, please”

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• “His voice took on a sad tone”
• “The story took a new turn”
• “he adopted an air of superiority”
• “She assumed strange manners”
• “The gods assume human or animal form in these fables”

interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

• “I read this address as a satire”
• “How should I take this message?”
• “You can”

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

• “Bring me the box from the other room”
• “Take these letters to the boss”
• “This brings me to the main point”

take into one''s possession

• “We are taking an orphan from Romania”
• “I”

require as useful, just, or proper

• “It takes nerve to do what she did”
• “success usually requires hard work”
• “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”
• “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”
• “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”
• “This intervention does not postulate a patient”

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• “Take any one of these cards”
• “Choose a good husband for your daughter”
• “She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her”

travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

• “He takes the bus to work”
• “She takes Route 1 to Newark”

receive willingly something given or offered

• “The only girl who would have him was the miller”
• “;”
• “t have this dog in my house!”
• “Please accept my present”

assume, as of positions or roles

• “She took the job as director of development”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• “Take the case of China”
• “Consider the following case”

experience or feel or submit to

• “Take a test”
• “Take the plunge”

make a film or photograph of something

• “take a scene”
• “shoot a movie”

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• “remove a threat”
• “remove a wrapper”
• “Remove the dirty dishes from the table”
• “take the gun from your pocket”
• “This machine withdraws heat from the environment”

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• “Have another bowl of chicken soup!”
• “I don”

accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• “We took a pay cut”

make use of or accept for some purpose

• “take a risk”
• “take an opportunity”

take by force

• “Hitler took the Baltic Republics”
• “The army took the fort on the hill”

occupy or take on

• “He assumes the lotus position”
• “She took her seat on the stage”
• “We took our seats in the orchestra”
• “She took up her position behind the tree”
• “strike a pose”

admit into a group or community

• “accept students for graduate study”
• “We”

ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

• “take a pulse”
• “A reading was taken of the earth”

be a student of a certain subject

• “She is reading for the bar exam”

take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

• “the accident claimed three lives”
• “The hard work took its toll on her”

head into a specified direction

• “The escaped convict took to the hills”
• “We made for the mountains”

aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment

• “Please don”
• “;”
• “;”
• “t train your camera on the women”
• “Take a swipe at one”

be seized or affected in a specified way

• “take sick”
• “be taken drunk”

have with oneself; have on one''s person

• “She always takes an umbrella”
• “I always carry money”
• “She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains”

engage for service under a term of contract

• “We took an apartment on a quiet street”
• “Let”
• “;”

receive or obtain by regular payment

• “We take the Times every day”

buy, select

• “I”

to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

• “take shelter from the storm”

have sex with; archaic use

• “He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable”

lay claim to; as of an idea

• “She took credit for the whole idea”

be designed to hold or take

• “This surface will not take the dye”

be capable of holding or containing

• “This box won”
• “;”

develop a habit

• “He took to visiting bars”

proceed along in a vehicle

• “We drive the turnpike to work”

obtain by winning

• “Winner takes all”
• “He took first prize”

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• “He got AIDS”
• “She came down with pneumonia”
• “She took a chill”

the income arising from land or other property

• “the average return was about 5%”

the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption