| take | |
| 1. v. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. | |
| They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands. | |
| I'll take that plate off the table. | |
| 2. v. To seize or capture. | |
| take the guards prisoner | |
| take prisoners | |
| After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city. | |
| 3. v. To catch or get possession of (fish or game). | |
| took ten catfish in one afternoon | |
| 4. v. (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it. | |
| 5. v. To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off. | |
| Billy took her pencil. | |
| 6. v. To exact. | |
| take a toll | |
| take revenge | |
| 7. v. To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game. | |
| took the next two tricks | |
| took Smith's rook | |
| 8. v. To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). | |
| took third place | |
| took bribes | |
| The camera takes 35mm film. | |
| 9. v. To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation. | |
| The store doesn't take checks. | |
| She wouldn't take any money for her help. | |
| Do you take credit? | |
| The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins. | |
| 10. v. To accept and follow (advice, etc). | |
| take my advice | |
| 11. v. To receive into some relationship. | |
| take a wife | |
| The school only takes new students in the fall. | |
| The therapist wouldn't take him as a client. | |
| 12. v. (transitive, intransitive, legal) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir). | |
| 13. v. To remove. | |
| take two eggs from the carton | |
| 14. v. To remove or end by death; to kill. | |
| The earthquake took many lives. | |
| The plague took rich and poor alike. | |
| Cancer took her life. | |
| He took his life last night. | |
| 15. v. To subtract. | |
| take one from three and you are left with two | |
| 16. v. To have sex with. | |
| 17. v. To defeat (someone or something) in a fight. | |
| Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you. | |
| The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her! | |
| 18. v. To grasp or grip. | |
| He took her hand in his. | |
| 19. v. To select or choose; to pick. | |
| Take whichever bag you like. | |
| She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city. | |
| I'll take the blue plates. | |
| I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please. | |
| 20. v. To adopt (select) as one's own. | |
| She took his side in every argument. | |
| take a stand on the important issues | |
| 21. v. To carry or lead (something or someone). | |
| She took her sword with her everywhere she went. | |
| I'll take the plate with me. | |
| 22. v. (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place. | |
| The next bus will take you to Metz. | |
| I took him for a ride | |
| I took him down to London. | |
| 23. v. (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching. | |
| These stairs take you down to the basement. | |
| Stone Street took us right past the store. | |
| 24. v. To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around. | |
| She took the steps two or three at a time/ | |
| He took the curve / corner too fast. | |
| The pony took every hedge and fence in its path. | |
| 25. v. To escort or conduct (a person). | |
| He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home. | |
| 26. v. (reflexive) To go. | |
| 27. v. To use as a means of transportation. | |
| take the ferry | |
| I took a plane. | |
| He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester. | |
| He's 96 but he still takes the stairs. | |
| 28. v. (obsolete) To visit; to include in a course of travel. | |
| 29. v. To obtain for use by payment or lease. | |
| She took a condo at the beach for the summer. | |
| He took a full-page ad in the Times. | |
| 30. v. To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription. | |
| They took two magazines. | |
| I used to take The Sunday Times. | |
| 31. v. To consume. | |
| 32. v. To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest. | |
| take two of these and call me in the morning | |
| take the blue pill | |
| I take aspirin every day to thin my blood. | |
| 33. v. To partake of (food or drink); to consume. | |
| The general took dinner at seven o'clock. | |
| 34. v. To experience, undergo, or endure. | |
| 35. v. To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to. | |
| take sun-baths | |
| take a shower | |
| She made the decision to take chemotherapy. | |
| 36. v. To experience or feel. | |
| She takes pride in her work. | |
