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Learn the meaning and usage of the verb take, which has many senses and can be followed by various objects and phrases. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related articles for take.
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb take in English with examples and synonyms. Find out how to take something, someone, or somewhere, and how to take a test, a drink, or a drug.
- [transitive] to carry or move something from one place to another. take something Remember to take your coat when you leave. take something with you I forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus.
- [transitive] to go with somebody from one place to another, especially to guide or lead them. take somebody It's too far to walk—I'll take you by car. take somebody to something A boy took us to our room.
- [transitive] take somebody/something + adv./ prep. to make somebody/something go from one level, situation, etc. to another. Her energy and talent took her to the top of her profession.
- [transitive, no passive, intransitive] to need or require a particular amount of time. take something The process took about a year. The journey to the airport takes about half an hour.
Take definition: to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action. See examples of TAKE used in a sentence.
Find different ways to say or express the verb take with this online thesaurus. Browse synonyms, antonyms, phrases, and related words for take in various contexts and meanings.
- Some common synonyms of take are clutch, grab, grasp, seize, and snatch. While all these words mean "to get hold of by or as if by catching up with...
- In some situations, the words clutch and take are roughly equivalent. However, clutch suggests avidity or anxiety in seizing or grasping and may im...
- Grab implies more roughness or rudeness than snatch. // grabbed roughly by the arm
- While the synonyms grasp and take are close in meaning, grasp stresses a laying hold so as to have firmly in possession. // grasp the handle and pull
- While in some cases nearly identical to take, seize implies a sudden and forcible movement in getting hold of something tangible or an apprehending...
- Snatch suggests more suddenness or quickness but less force than seize. // snatched a doughnut and ran
Find 671 different ways to say TAKE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Take means to gain possession of or lay hold of something. You can take an apple from a bowl or take a child's hand to cross the street.
