American Dictionary
Definition take in American English
take
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
You eat food and drink drinks, but you take liquid or solid medicine: She took a pill for her headache.You have to keep taking your antibiotic.
to move something or someone from one place to another
What time do you take Amy to school?
We took the plants into the greenhouse.
to cause someone to move somewhere
Her amazing energy has taken her to the top of her profession.
to perform a particular action or series of actions
The government must take action to stop this trade.
to need something
Your odd behavior is going to take some explaining.
to need a particular thing in order for something to happen
It takes talent and dedication to become a leading dancer.
to accept an unpleasant situation or unpleasant treatment without complaining
to accept an explanation or something that someone says without discussing it or arguing about it
That's the truth, take it from me.
to win a prize in a competition or a vote in an election
Gladiator took the Oscar for best movie.
The Democratic Party took 45 percent of the votes.
to reach out and get something, especially with your hand
to study a particular subject in school or college
I took a class in computer programming.
to remove something
to steal something, or borrow it without the owner's permission
to get a picture or a measurement using a machine
The scientists will take more readings from the lava flow.
A nurse took his temperature every hour.
May I take a picture of the two of you?
to get something from a book or collection of things
to use a particular type of transportation
What size batteries does your flashlight take?
used in particular phrases meaning to eat or drink something, especially regularly
Take two aspirins and go to bed.
Which newspaper do you take?
to use something in a discussion
I never throw anything away. Take this car (=use it as an example) - it's very reliable.
to think about someone or something in a particular way
She took his remarks as a compliment.
to understand someone's words or actions in a particular way
to do or to have something
Please take a seat.
We must encourage fathers to take full responsibility for their children.
if a process takes, it is successful
The vaccination didn't take properly.
to have responsibility for a group of students
to do everything that is necessary to achieve a particular goal
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