| take [n] |
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| 1) | the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" |
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| Synonyms : | issue payoff proceeds return takings yield |
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| income generate subscribe economic_rent payback |
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| 2) | the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption |
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| cinematography film retake |
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| take [v] |
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| 1) | carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance" |
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| act |
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| 2) | as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" |
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| Synonyms : | occupy use_up |
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| consume expend occupation be |
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| 3) | take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
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| Synonyms : | conduct direct guide lead |
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| guide leader beacon hand lead_astray show |
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| 4) | get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
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| Synonyms : | get_hold_of |
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| pickings take_in tackle lift_out bear_away gather_in discerp clutch seize |
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| 5) | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" |
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| Synonyms : | acquire adopt assume take_on |
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| change re-assume |
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| 6) | interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!" |
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| Synonyms : | read |
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| read read construe reading misinterpret |
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| 7) | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
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| Synonyms : | bring convey |
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| bring bring carry come conveyer conveyer conveyance advance bring_down bring_down bring_up bring_on fetch transit ferry bring_back tube whisk carry land |
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| 8) | take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
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| give draw repossess take_in adopt take_away collect attach sequester pocket accept grab call_back deprive unburden |
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| 9) | require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" |
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| Synonyms : | ask call_for demand involve necessitate need postulate require |
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| claim demand demand need necessity essential eliminate govern draw cost cry_for imply |
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| 10) | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
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| Synonyms : | choose pick_out select |
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| decide choice chooser empanel field sieve draw dial go pick elect excerpt cull_out cream_off pick_over assign single_out think_of determine adopt screen vote_in elect nominate vote go_with |
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| 11) | travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" |
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| apply |
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| 12) | receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
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| Synonyms : | accept have |
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| have acquire taker absorb accept adopt take_in acceptance acceptance decline accept welcome honor |
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| 13) | assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" |
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| Synonyms : | fill |
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| assume do_work |
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| 14) | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" |
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| Synonyms : | consider deal look_at |
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| think_about circumstance contemplate dally abstract warm_to |
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| 15) | experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
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| experience submit |
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| 16) | make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
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| Synonyms : | film shoot |
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| enter film film celluloid cinematography photograph reshoot |
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| 17) | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
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| Synonyms : | remove take_away withdraw |
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| withdrawal deduct remotion remover depilate harvest tip stem extirpate enucleate exenterate enucleate decorticate bail disinvest ablate clean clean winnow unbrace pick clear muck lift lift lift tear_away take_off take_away pit seed unhinge shuck hull crumb chip_away burl knock_out clean hypophysectomise degas husk bur clear_away flick dismantle strip clear defang bone disembowel shell shuck detusk dehorn scalp weed condense bail_out leach decalcify detoxicate de-ionate de-iodinate decarbonise delouse ream brush wash desorb pull demineralise eliminate clear_out defuse dredge wear_away amputate eviscerate cream strip strip descale circumcise undock cut_into dig lift_out draw_out take_out unstring string wipe_away bear_away unveil take_out disburden empty discharge offsaddle cast dislodge clean aspirate cancel lade spoon gut head draw_away clean draw draw leach draw draw |
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| 18) | serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
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| Synonyms : | consume have ingest take_in |
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| sop_up consumption consumer abstain hit cannibalise habituate eat eat drink booze partake eat fill sample smoke do_drugs get_down sup |
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| 19) | accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" |
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| Synonyms : | submit undergo |
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| abide compliance taker test |
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| 20) | make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" |
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| Synonyms : | accept |
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| co-opt |
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| 21) | take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
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| rescue scale extort arrogate recapture relieve steal despoil plunder |
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| 22) | occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" |
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| Synonyms : | assume strike take_up |
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| move fill |
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| 23) | admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
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| Synonyms : | accept admit take_on |
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| accept profess admit |
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| 24) | ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors" |
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| find |
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| 25) | be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" |
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| Synonyms : | learn read study |
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| bailiwick study perusal audit prepare drill |
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| 26) | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
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| Synonyms : | claim exact |
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| ask |
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| 27) | head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" |
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| Synonyms : | make |
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| head |
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| 28) | aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
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| Synonyms : | aim direct take_aim train |
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| position aim aim draw_a_bead_on hold turn swing charge level |
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| 29) | be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" |
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| become |
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| 30) | have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" |
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| Synonyms : | carry pack |
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| carry feature carry |
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| 31) | engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?" |
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| Synonyms : | charter engage hire lease rent |
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| acquire charter rent renter rental lease lease |
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| 32) | receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" |
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| Synonyms : | subscribe subscribe_to |
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| buy issue reader |
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| 33) | buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" |
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| buy commerce draw |
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| 34) | to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm" |
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| 35) | have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" |
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| Synonyms : | have |
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| bang |
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| 36) | lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
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| Synonyms : | claim |
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| arrogate affirm claim disclaim |
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| 37) | be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" |
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| Synonyms : | accept |
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| be |
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| 38) | be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
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| Synonyms : | contain hold |
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| accommodate bear be cargo_area |
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| 39) | develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars" |
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| 40) | proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
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| Synonyms : | drive |
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| drive drive drive cover driving drive drive drive |
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| 41) | obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize" |
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| win |
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| 42) | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" |
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| Synonyms : | contract get |
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| catch come_down catching |
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