ALL meanings of take
take
T t - noun take an approach; treatment: a new take on an old idea. 1
- noun take Informal. money taken in, especially profits. 1
- noun take Journalism. a portion of copy assigned to a Linotype operator or compositor, usually part of a story or article. 1
- noun take Movies. a scene, or a portion of a scene, photographed without any interruption or break. an instance of such continuous operation of the camera. 1
- noun take Informal. a visual and mental response to something typically manifested in a stare expressing total absorption or wonderment: She did a slow take on being asked by reporters the same question for the third time. 1
- noun take a recording of a musical performance. 1
- noun take Medicine/Medical. a successful inoculation. 1
- idioms take on the take, Slang. accepting bribes. in search of personal profit at the expense of others. 1
- idioms take take for granted. grant (def 10). 1
- idioms take take it, to accept or believe something; aquiesce: I'll take it on your say-so. Informal. to be able to resist or endure hardship, abuse, etc. to understand: I take it that you're not interested. 1
- idioms take take it out in, to accept as payment for services or as an equivalent of monetary compensation: He takes it out in goods instead of cash. 1
- idioms take take it out of, to exhaust; enervate: Every year the winter takes it out of me. to exact payment from; penalize: They took it out of your pay. 1
- idioms take take it out on, Informal. to cause (someone else) to suffer for one's own misfortune or dissatisfaction: Just because you're angry with him you don't have to take it out on me! 1
- idioms take take up a collection, to ask for or gather donations, usually of money, from a number of people. 1
- idioms take take upon oneself, to assume as a responsibility or obligation: She has taken it upon herself to support the family. 1
- verb take In ordinary spoken or written English, people use take with a range of nouns instead of using a more specific verb. For example people often say 'he took control' or 'she took a positive attitude' instead of 'he assumed control' or 'she adopted a positive attitude'. 0
- verb take If you take something, you reach out for it and hold it. 0
- verb take If you take something with you when you go somewhere, you carry it or have it with you. 0
- verb take If a person, vehicle, or path takes someone somewhere, they transport or lead them there. 0
- verb take If something such as a job or interest takes you to a place, it is the reason for you going there. 0
- verb take If you take something such as your problems or your business to someone, you go to that person when you have problems you want to discuss or things you want to buy. 0
- verb take If one thing takes another to a particular level, condition, or state, it causes it to reach that level or condition. 0
- verb take If you take something from a place, you remove it from there. 0
- verb take If you take something from someone who owns it, you steal it or go away with it without their permission. 0
- verb take If an army or political party takes something or someone, they win them from their enemy or opponent. 0
- verb take If you take one number or amount from another, you subtract it or deduct it. 0
- verb take If you cannot take something difficult, painful, or annoying, you cannot tolerate it without becoming upset, ill, or angry. 0
- verb take If you take something such as damage or loss, you suffer it, especially in war or in a battle. 0
- verb take If something takes a certain amount of time, that amount of time is needed in order to do it. 0
- verb take If something takes a particular quality or thing, that quality or thing is needed in order to do it. 0
- verb take If you take something that is given or offered to you, you agree to accept it. 0
- verb take If you take a feeling such as pleasure, pride, or delight in a particular thing or activity, the thing or activity gives you that feeling. 0
- verb take If a shop, restaurant, theatre, or other business takes a certain amount of money, they get that amount from people buying goods or services. 0
- singular noun take You can use take to refer to the amount of money that a business such as a store or theatre gets from selling its goods or tickets during a particular period. 0
- verb take If you take a prize or medal, you win it. 0
- verb take If you take the blame, responsibility, or credit for something, you agree to accept it. 0
- verb take If you take patients or clients, you accept them as your patients or clients. 0
- verb take If you take a telephone call, you speak to someone who is telephoning you. 0
- verb take If you take something in a particular way, you react in the way mentioned to a situation or to someone's beliefs or behaviour. 0
- verb take You use take when you are discussing or explaining a particular question, in order to introduce an example or to say how the question is being considered. 0
- verb take If you take someone's meaning or point, you understand and accept what they are saying. 0
- verb take If you take someone for something, you believe wrongly that they are that thing. 0
- verb take If you take something from among a number of things, you choose to have or buy it. 0
- verb take If you take a road or route, you choose to travel along it. 0
- verb take If you take a house or flat, you rent it, usually for only a short time. 0
- verb take If you take something such as a newspaper, you buy it or have it delivered to your home on a regular basis. 0
- verb take If you take a car, train, bus, or plane, you use it to go from one place to another. 0
- verb take If you take a subject or course at school or university, you choose to study it. 0
- verb take If you take a test or examination, you do it in order to obtain a qualification. 0
- verb take If you take someone for a subject, you give them lessons in that subject. 0