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- [teyk]
- /teɪk/
- /teɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teyk]
- /teɪk/
Definitions of take word
- verb with object take to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 1
- verb with object take to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book in one's hand; to take a child by the hand. 1
- verb with object take to get into one's hands, possession, control, etc., by force or artifice: to take a bone from a snarling dog. 1
- verb with object take to seize or capture: to take an enemy town; to take a prisoner. 1
- verb with object take to catch or get (fish, game, etc.), especially by killing: to take a dozen trout on a good afternoon. 1
- verb with object take to pick from a number; select: Take whichever you wish. 1
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Origin of take
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English taken to take, strike, lay hold of, grasp, late Old English tacan to grasp, touch < Old Norse taka to take; cognate with Middle Dutch taken to grasp, Gothic tekan to touch
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Parts of speech for Take
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
take popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
take usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for take
verb take
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
noun take
- account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
- accruement — the action of accruing
- aha — Aha is used in writing to represent a noise that people make in conversation, for example to express satisfaction or surprise.
- annal — the recorded events of one year
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
Antonyms for take
verb take
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
adj take
- go without — be deprived of, not have
- lacker — to coat with lacquer.
noun take
- expiation — The act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
- overcompensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
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