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nounthe income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other propertytype of:
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"This box won't take all the items"verbbe capable of holding or containingtype of:
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"take the gun from your pocket"verbremove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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"I don't take sugar in my coffee"verbserve oneself to, or consume regularly
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"take a scene"verbmake a film or photograph of something
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"This surface will not take the dye"verbbe designed to hold or take
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verbrequire (time or space)
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"can you take me to the main entrance?"verbtake somebody somewhere
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"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"verbhave sex with; archaic use
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"She always takes an umbrella"verbhave with oneself; have on one's person
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"We take the Times every day"verbreceive or obtain regularly
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verbadmit into a group or community
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verbhead into a specified direction
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verbpick out, select, or choose from a number of alternativestype of:
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verbtake into consideration for exemplifying purposestype of:
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verbassume, as of positions or roles
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"How should I take this message?"verbinterpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
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"take a risk" "take an opportunity"verbmake use of or accept for some purpose
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verbtake something or somebody with oneself somewhere
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"Shall we take a guide in Rome?"verbengage for service under a term of contract
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verbbe stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
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verbtake on a certain form, attribute, or aspecttype of:
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verbtake as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
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"Can you take this bag, please"verbget into one's hands, take physically
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"It takes nerve to do what she did"verbrequire as useful, just, or proper
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verboccupy or take ontype of:
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verbreceive willingly something given or offered
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verbbe a student of a certain subject
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verbproceed along in a vehicle
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verbpoint or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towardstype of:
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"take a pulse" "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"verbascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
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"take sick" "be taken drunk"verbbe seized or affected in a specified way
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"I'll take a pound of that sausage"verbbuy, select
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"take action" "take steps" "take vengeance"verbcarry out
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verbexperience or feel or submit totype of:
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"Winner takes all"verbobtain by winningtype of:
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"I'll take three salmon steaks"verbtake into one's possessionOpposite:
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"He takes the bus to work" "She takes Route 1 to Newark"verbtravel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
Examples of take
- "This box won't take all the items"
- "take the gun from your pocket"
- "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
- "take a scene"
- "This surface will not take the dye"
- "can you take me to the main entrance?"
- "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
- "She always takes an umbrella"
- "We take the Times every day"
- "How should I take this message?"
- "take a risk"
- "take an opportunity"
- "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
- "Can you take this bag, please"
- "It takes nerve to do what she did"
- "take a pulse"
- "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
- "take sick"
- "be taken drunk"
- "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
- "take action"
- "take steps"
- "take vengeance"
- "Winner takes all"
- "I'll take three salmon steaks"
- "He takes the bus to work"
- "She takes Route 1 to Newark"