take for

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [teyk fawr]
- /teɪk fɔr/
- /teɪk fɔː(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [teyk fawr]
- /teɪk fɔr/

Definitions of take for words

verb with object take for 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 for 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 for 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 for to seize or capture: to take an enemy town; to take a prisoner. 1
verb with object take for to catch or get (fish, game, etc.), especially by killing: to take a dozen trout on a good afternoon. 1
verb with object take for to pick from a number; select: Take whichever you wish. 1

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Origin of take for

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 for

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Take for

take for 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".

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Synonyms for take for

verb take for

buffalo — A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
buffaloing — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
consider — If you consider a person or thing to be something, you have the opinion that this is what they are.
cross up — to confuse or disorder

All 17 Synonyms of take for