take (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 44 senses of the word *take*:
NOUN	possession	take, return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
act	take	the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
VERB	social	take	carry out
possession	take, occupy, use up	require (time or space)
motion	take, lead, direct, conduct, guide	take somebody somewhere
contact	take, get hold of	get into one's hands, take physically
change	take, assume, acquire, adopt, take on	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
cognition	take, read	interpret something in a certain way
motion	take, bring, convey	take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
possession	take	take into one's possession
motion	take	travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
cognition	take, choose, select, pick out	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
possession	take, accept, have	receive willingly something given or offered
social	take, fill, occupy	assume, as of positions or roles
cognition	take, consider, deal, look at	take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
stative	take, necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, call for, demand	require as useful, just, or proper
perception	take	experience or feel or submit to
communication	take, film, shoot	make a film or photograph of something
change	take, remove, take away, withdraw	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
consumption	take, consume, ingest, take in, have	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
cognition	take, submit	accept or undergo, often unwillingly
possession	take, accept	make use of or accept for some purpose
possession	take	take by force
motion	take, assume, strike, take up	occupy or take on
possession	take, accept, admit, take on	admit into a group or community
change	take	ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
cognition	take, learn, study, read	be a student of a certain subject
communication	take, claim, exact	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
motion	take, make	head into a specified direction
competition	take, aim, train, take aim, direct	point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
change	take	be seized or affected in a specified way
stative	take, carry, pack	have with oneself
possession	take, lease, rent, hire, charter, engage	engage for service under a term of contract
possession	take, subscribe, subscribe to	receive or obtain regularly
possession	take	buy, select
possession	take	to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort / comfort
contact	take, have	have sex with
communication	take, claim	lay claim to
stative	take, accept	be designed to hold or take
stative	take, contain, hold	be capable of holding or containing
social	take	develop a habit
motion	take, drive	proceed along in a vehicle
competition	take	obtain by winning / winning
body	take, contract, get	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

take > pronunciation
Sounds	tey'k
Rhymes	ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk...

English > *take*: 44 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaning	The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.
Synonyms	return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
Narrower	economic rent, rent	The return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions
Narrower	payback	financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)
Broader	income	The financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
Catalan	rendiment
Spanish	rendimiento
Verbs	take	receive or obtain regularly

English > *take*: 44 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption.
Narrower	retake	A shot or scene that is photographed again
Broader	filming, cinematography, motion-picture photography	The act of making a film
Catalan	presa
Spanish	toma
Verbs	take	make a film or photograph of something

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	carry out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"take action" "take steps" "take vengeance"
Broader	act, move	Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 2, possession
Meaning	require (time or space).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Model	They take a long time
Synonyms	occupy, use up
Narrower	be	spend or use time
Broader	use, expend	use up, consume fully
Similar to	consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out	use up (resources or materials)
Catalan	agafar, prendre
Spanish	llevar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Take somebody somewhere.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"can you take me to the main entrance?"
Synonyms	lead, direct, conduct, guide
Narrower	beacon	Guide with a beacon / beacon
	hand	Guide or conduct or usher somewhere
	mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray	Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
	usher, show	Take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
Catalan	conduir, dirigir, guiar, portar
Spanish	conducir, llevar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Get into one's hands, take physically.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Model	The children take the ball
Examples	"Take a cookie!" "Can you take this bag, please"
Synonym	get hold of
Narrower	seize, prehend, clutch	take hold of
Narrower	seize	Take or capture by force
See also	take apart	divide into pieces
	take away	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state
	take in	fold up
	take in	visit for entertainment
	take on	accept as a challenge
	take up	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Catalan	agafar, prendre
Spanish	coger, tomar
Nouns	taking	the act of someone who picks up or takes something

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	assume, acquire, adopt, take on
Narrower	re-assume	take on again, as after a time lapse
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Catalan	adquirir, assumir
Spanish	adquirir, asumir

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning / meaning or impression.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"How should I take this message?" "You can't take credit for this!"
Synonym	read
Narrower	misread, misinterpret	interpret wrongly
Broader	interpret, construe, see	make sense of
Similar to	read	interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky
Similar to	read	To hear and understand
Catalan	entendre, llegir
Spanish	entender, leer

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 7, motion
Meaning	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They take the food to the people; They take the people the food
Example	"Take these letters to the boss"
Synonyms	bring, convey
Entails	come, come up	Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
Narrower	ferry	transport / transport from one place to another
	fetch	take away or remove
	impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel	Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
	land	Bring ashore
	return, take back, bring back	bring back to the point of departure
	transit	Cause or enable to pass through
	tube	convey in a tube
	whisk	Move somewhere quickly
Broader	transport, carry	Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Similar to	bring, get, convey, fetch	go or come after and bring or take back
Similar to	bring	Be accompanied by
Catalan	dur, portar, transportar
Spanish	acarrear, llevar, traer, transportar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 8, possession
Meaning	Take into one's possession.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Example	"I'll take three salmon steaks"
Narrower	adopt, take in	Take into one's family
	bear, take over, accept, assume	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
	collect, take in	call for and obtain payment of
	deprive, strip, divest	take away possessions from someone
	impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	pocket	put in one's pocket
	recall, call in, call back, withdraw	Cause to be returned
	sequester	requisition forcibly, as of enemy property
	snap up, snaffle, grab	get hold of or seize quickly and easily
	take away	Take from a person or place
	take back, repossess	regain possession of something
	unburden	Free or relieve (someone) of a burden
See also	take back	regain possession of something
	take in	visit for entertainment
	take out	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Opposite	give	transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
Catalan	prendre, treure
Spanish	quitar, tomar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 9, motion
Meaning	travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The men take the boat
Examples	"He takes the bus to work" "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
Broader	use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ	put into service
Spanish	coger

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 10, cognition
Meaning	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They take him to write the letter
Example	"Take any one of these cards"
Synonyms	choose, select, pick out
Entailed by	buy, purchase	Obtain by purchase
Narrower	adopt, follow, espouse	choose and follow
	anoint	Choose by or as if by divine intervention
	assign, specify, set apart	select something or someone for a specific purpose
	cream off, skim off	pick the best
	cull out, winnow	select desirable parts from a group or list
	dial	choose by means of a dial
	draw	select or take in from a given group or region
	elect	choose
	elect	select by a vote for an office or membership
	empanel, impanel, panel	select from a list
	excerpt, extract, take out	take out of a literary work in order to cite / cite or copy
	field	select (a team or individual player) for a game / game / game
	nominate, propose	Put forward
	pick	select carefully from a group
	plump, go	Give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
	screen, screen out, sieve, sort	Examine in order to test suitability
	sieve, sift	distinguish and separate out
	sieve out, pick over	separate or remove
	single out	select from a group
	specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit	decide upon or fix definitely
	think of	choose in one's mind
	vote	Express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution
	vote in	elect in a voting process
Broader	decide, make up one's mind, determine	reach, make, or come to a decision about something
Catalan	escollir, seleccionar, triar
Spanish	coger, escoger, seleccionar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 11, possession
Meaning	Receive willingly something given or offered.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Synonyms	accept, have
Narrower	accept, admit, take, take on	Admit into a group or community
	adopt, borrow, take over, take up	take up and practice as one's own
	honor, honour	Accept as pay
	welcome	Accept gladly
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
See also	take in	provide with shelter
	take over	take up, as of debts or payments
	take over	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
	take up	take up and practice as one's own
Opposite	refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline	Refuse to accept
Similar to	receive, have	Get something
Catalan	acceptar, voler
Spanish	aceptar, querer
Nouns	taker	one who accepts an offer

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 12, social
Meaning	assume, as of positions or roles.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	fill, occupy
Broader	work, do work	Be employed
Similar to	assume, take, strike, take up	Occupy or take on
Spanish	asumir, ocupar, tomar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 13, cognition
Meaning	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Take the case of China"
Synonyms	consider, deal, look at
Narrower	abstract	Consider apart from a particular case or instance
	contemplate	Consider as a possibility
	dally, trifle, play	Consider not very seriously
	warm to	Become excited about
Broader	think about	Have on one's mind, think about actively
Spanish	considerar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 14, stative
Meaning	require as useful, just, or proper.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"It takes nerve to do what she did"
Synonyms	necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, call for, demand
Narrower	claim, take, exact	Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
	compel	Necessitate or exact
	cost	require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice
	cry out for, cry for	Need badly or desperately
	draw	require a specified depth for floating
	govern	require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
Opposite	obviate, rid of, eliminate	Do away with
Similar to	claim, take, exact	Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
Catalan	requerir, necessitar
Spanish	necesitar, requerir, precisar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 15, perception
Meaning	Experience or feel or submit to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"Take a test" "Take the plunge"
Broader	experience, receive, have, get	go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Similar to	take, submit	Accept or undergo, often unwillingly

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 16, communication
Meaning	make a film or photograph of something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot take Sue
Example	"take a scene"
Synonyms	film, shoot
Category	movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick	A form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
Narrower	reshoot	shoot again
Broader	record, enter, put down	make a record of
Similar to	photograph, snap, shoot	record on photographic film
Nouns	take	the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 17, change
Meaning	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP
Model	They want to take the doors
Example	"take the gun from your pocket"
Synonyms	remove, take away, withdraw
Entailed by	dig, dig out	create by digging
Entailed by	dust	Remove the dust from
Narrower	ablate	Remove an organ or bodily structure
	amputate, cut off	Remove surgically
	aspirate, draw out, suck out	Remove as if by suction
	bail	Remove (water) from a vessel with a container
	bail out, bale out	Remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
	bone, debone	Remove the bones from
	brush	Remove with or as if with a brush
	bur, burr	Remove the burrs from
	burl	Remove the burls from cloth
	carve out	Remove from a larger whole
	chip away, chip away at	Remove or withdraw gradually
	circumcise	cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
	clean, pick	Remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
	clean	Remove shells or husks from
	clean	Remove while making clean
	clean, strip	Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
	clear	Remove
	clear, clear up	Free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
	clear off, clear away	remove from sight
	condense	Remove water from
	crumb	Remove crumbs from
	de-iodinate	Remove iodine from
	de-ionate	Remove ions from
	decalcify	Remove calcium or lime / lime from
	decarbonize, decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke	Remove carbon from (an engine)
	decorticate	Remove the cortex / cortex of (an organ)
	defang	Remove the fangs / fangs from
	defuse	Remove the triggering device from
	degas	Remove gas from
	dehorn	prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
	delete, cancel	Remove or make invisible
	delouse	Free of lice
	demineralize, demineralise	Remove the minerals or salts from
	desorb	Remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed
	detoxify, detoxicate	Remove poison from
	dig, delve, cut into, turn over	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth
	discharge	Remove the charge from
	disembowel, eviscerate, draw	Remove the entrails of
	dislodge, free	Remove or force out from a position
	draw, take out	take liquid out of a container or well
	draw, pull, pull out, get out, take out	Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
	draw	Cause to flow
	draw off, draw away, pull off	Remove by drawing or pulling
	dredge	Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
	eliminate	Remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
	empty	Remove
	enucleate	Remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
	enucleate	Remove the nucleus from (a cell)
	epilate, depilate	Remove body hair
	excavate, dig, hollow	Remove the inner part or the core of
	exenterate	Remove the contents of (an organ)
	expectorate, clear out, drive out	clear out the chest and lungs
	extirpate	surgically remove (an organ)
	extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out, draw out	Remove, usually with some force or effort
	flick	Remove with a flick (of the hand)
	gut	Remove the guts of
	harvest	Remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
	head	Remove the head of
	hull	Remove the hulls from
	husk, shell	Remove the husks from
	hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise	Remove the pituitary glands
	knock out	Destroy or break forcefully
	ladle, lade, laden	Remove with or as if with a ladle
	leach, strip	Remove substances from by a percolating liquid / liquid
leach	Cause (a liquid / liquid) to leach or percolate
lift	Remove from a surface
lift	Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
lift	Take off or away by decreasing
muck	Remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
pick	Remove in small bits
pit, stone	remove the pits from
pull	take away
ream	Remove by making a hole or by boring
resect, eviscerate	surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
scale, descale	Remove the scales from
scalp	Remove the scalp of
scavenge, clean	Remove unwanted substances from
scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
seed	Remove the seeds from
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop	Get rid of
shell	Remove from its shell or outer covering
shuck	Remove the shucks from
shuck	Remove from the shell
skim, skim off, cream off, cream	Remove from the surface
spoon	scoop up or take up with a spoon
stem	Remove the stem from
string	Remove the stringy parts of
strip, dismantle	Take off or remove
strip	remove a constituent from a liquid
strip, undress, divest, disinvest	Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
strip	Remove the surface from
strip	Strip the cured leaves from
take away, take out	take out or remove
take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off	Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state
take off	take away or remove
take out	Remove something from a container or an enclosed space
tear away, tear off	rip off violently and forcefully
tip	Remove the tip from
tusk, detusk	Remove the tusks of animals
unburden, disburden	Take the burden off
undock	take (a ship) out of a dock
unhinge	Remove the hinges from
unpack, take out	Remove from its packing
unsaddle, offsaddle	Remove the saddle from
unstring	Remove the strings from
unveil	Remove the cover from
wash, wash out, wash off, wash away	Remove by the application of water or other liquid / liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
wear away, wear off	diminish, as by friction
weed	Clear of weeds
winnow	Blow away or off with a current of air
wipe off, wipe away	Remove by wiping
withdraw, draw, take out, draw off	Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
See also	take off	make a subtraction
Catalan	llevar, treure
Spanish	quitar, sacar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 18, consumption
Meaning	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They take the cake with sugar
Example	"I don't take sugar in my coffee"
Synonyms	consume, ingest, take in, have
Entailed by	board	lodge and take meals (at)
	digest	convert food into absorbable substances
	quench, slake, allay, assuage	satisfy (thirst)
Narrower	cannibalize, cannibalise	Eat human flesh
	drink, imbibe	take in liquids / liquids
	drink, booze, fuddle	consume alcohol
	drug, do drugs	Use recreational drugs
	eat	take in solid food
	eat	Eat a meal
	feed, eat	take in food
	hit	consume to excess
	partake, touch	consume
	sample, try, try out, taste	Take a sample of
	satiate, sate, replete, fill	Fill to satisfaction
	smoke	inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
	sup	Take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
	swallow, get down	pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
	take in, sop up, suck in, take up	take up as if with a sponge
	use, habituate	Take or consume (regularly or habitually)
See also	take up	take up as if with a sponge
Opposite	abstain, refrain, desist	choose not to consume
Catalan	consumir
Spanish	consumir, tomar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 19, cognition
Meaning	Accept or undergo, often unwillingly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	submit
Narrower	test	Undergo a test
Broader	undergo	Pass through
Similar to	take	Experience or feel or submit to
Nouns	taker	one who takes a bet or wager

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 20, possession
Meaning	make use of or accept for some purpose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"take a risk" "take an opportunity"
Synonym	accept
Narrower	co-opt	Take or assume for one's own use
Spanish	aceptar, asumir

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 21, possession
Meaning	Take by force.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Model	They take the hill
Narrower	assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
	extort	Obtain through intimidation
	plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray	steal goods
	recapture, retake	take back by force, as after a battle
	relieve	Take by stealing
	rescue	Take forcibly from legal custody
	sack, plunder	plunder (a town) after capture
	scale	Take by attacking with scaling ladders
	steal	Take without the owner's consent
Catalan	agafar, prendre, treure
Spanish	quitar, tomar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 22, motion
Meaning	Occupy or take on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	The men take the horses across the field
Synonyms	assume, strike, take up
Broader	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Similar to	fill, take, occupy	assume, as of positions or roles
Spanish	tomar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 23, possession
Meaning	Admit into a group or community.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot take Sue
Synonyms	accept, admit, take on
Narrower	profess	Receive into a religious order or congregation
Broader	accept, take, have	Receive willingly something given or offered
Similar to	admit, let in, include	Allow participation in or the right to be part of
Catalan	acceptar, admetre
Spanish	aceptar, admitir

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 24, change
Meaning	Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"take a pulse" "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
Broader	receive, get, find, obtain, incur	Receive a specified treatment (abstract)

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 25, cognition
Meaning	Be a student of a certain subject.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	learn, study, read
Narrower	audit	attend academic courses without getting credit
	drill, exercise, practice, practise	Learn by repetition
	train, prepare	Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
Catalan	aprendre
Spanish	aprender

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 26, communication
Meaning	Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	claim, exact
Broader	necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand	require as useful, just, or proper
Similar to	necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand	require as useful, just, or proper

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 27, motion
Meaning	head into a specified direction.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	make
Broader	head	To go or travel towards

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 28, competition
Meaning	Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP
Example	"Take a swipe at one's opponent"
Synonyms	aim, train, take aim, direct
Entailed by	hit	hit the intended target or goal
Entailed by	overshoot	Shoot beyond or over (a target)
Narrower	charge, level, point	direct into a position for use
	draw a bead on	aim with a gun
	hold	aim, point, or direct
	level	aim at
	sight	take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
	swing	hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
	target, aim, place, direct, point	Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal / goal
	turn	direct at someone
Broader	position	Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
Spanish	dirigir

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 29, change
Meaning	Be seized or affected in a specified way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s Adjective
Examples	"take sick" "be taken drunk"
Broader	become, go, get	Enter or assume a certain state or condition

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 30, stative
Meaning	Have with oneself; have on one's person.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They take more bread
Example	"She always takes an umbrella"
Synonyms	carry, pack
Broader	have, feature	Have as a feature
Similar to	carry	Have or possess something abstract
Catalan	carregar, conduir, dur, percebre, portar, rebre, tornar
Spanish	cargar, llevar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 31, possession
Meaning	Engage for service under a term of contract.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody
Example	"Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
Synonyms	lease, rent, hire, charter, engage
Broader	get, acquire	Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Catalan	llogar
Spanish	alquilar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 32, possession
Meaning	Receive or obtain regularly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"We take the Times every day"
Synonyms	subscribe, subscribe to
Broader	buy, purchase	Obtain by purchase
Nouns	take	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 33, possession
Meaning	buy, select.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	They take the newspapers
Example	"I'll take a pound of that sausage"
Category	commerce, commercialism, mercantilism	transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
Broader	buy, purchase	Obtain by purchase
See also	take out	remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 34, possession
Meaning	To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort / comfort.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"take shelter from the storm"

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 35, contact
Meaning	have sex with; archaic use.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
Synonym	have
Broader	sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk	Have sexual intercourse with

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 36, communication
Meaning	lay claim to; as of an idea.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	claim
Broader	affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Opposite	disclaim	renounce a legal claim or title to
Similar to	claim, lay claim, arrogate	demand as being one's due or property
Spanish	sostener

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 37, stative
Meaning	Be designed to hold or take.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"This surface will not take the dye"
Synonym	accept
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Catalan	agafar, aguantar, dur, portar, prendre, suportar
Spanish	aguantar, soportar, sostener

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 38, stative
Meaning	Be capable of holding or containing.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"This box won't take all the items"
Synonyms	contain, hold
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Similar to	accommodate, hold, admit	Have room for
Similar to	hold, bear, carry, contain	Contain or hold

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 39, social
Meaning	Develop a habit.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 40, motion
Meaning	proceed along in a vehicle.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	drive
Category	driving	The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
Broader	traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across	Travel across or pass over
Similar to	drive, motor	travel or be transported in a vehicle
	drive	operate or control a vehicle
	drive	Cause someone or something to move by driving

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 41, competition
Meaning	Obtain by winning / winning.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Winner takes all"
Broader	win	Be the winner in a contest or competition
Catalan	conduir, dur, percebre, portar, rebre, tornar

English > *take*: 44 senses > verb 42, body
Meaning	Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	contract, get
Narrower	catch	contract
Broader	sicken, come down	Get sick
Similar to	catch	contract
Catalan	agafar, contreure
Spanish	coger, contraer

HyperDic: take