Definition:
				
				
				- (p. p.) Taken.
- (v. t.) In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.
- (v. t.) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
- (v. t.) To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
- (v. t.) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
- (v. t.) To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.
- (v. t.) To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
- (v. t.) To draw; to deduce; to derive.
- (v. t.) To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.
- (v. t.) To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
- (v. t.) To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery.
- (v. t.) To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
- (v. t.) In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
- (v. t.) To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
- (v. t.) To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
- (v. t.) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
- (v. t.) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.
- (v. t.) To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
- (v. t.) To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
- (v. i.) To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take.
- (v. i.) To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
- (v. i.) To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge.
- (v. i.) To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
- (n.) That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
- (n.) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
Compare take with other words:
			
			
			slash vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			retrieve vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			forgive vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			conduct vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			occupy vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			nake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tike
			
			
			
			
			
			ake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			tace vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			hake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			fake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tyke
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tame
			
			
			
			
			
			bake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tale
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tape
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tare
			
			
			
			
			
			sake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			lake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			cake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. wake
			
			
			
			
			
			rake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. undergo
			
			
			
			
			
			bestow vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			sip vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			spend vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			consume vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. withdraw
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. write
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. wear
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. taken
			
			
			
			
			
			swipe vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			suffer vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			place vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			dock vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			collect vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			allow vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			ride vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			pluck vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. ungive
			
			
			
			
			
			suscipient vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			check vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			blow vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			cost vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			pursue vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			leave vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			demand vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			require vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			draw vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			picture vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			fetch vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			derivate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			last vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			implement vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			entertain vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			demonstration vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			pas vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			look vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			garner vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			hold vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			pocket vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			integrate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			need vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			husk vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			content vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			ask vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			obtain vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			breton vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			macedonian vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			basque vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bind vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			make vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			hyphen vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. tie
			
			
			
			
			
			certificate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			join vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			demonstrate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			lead vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			send vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			board vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			occur vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			reassume vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			amanuensis vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			nim vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			scoriac vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			clapperboard vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. vang
			
			
			
			
			
			retake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bridgehead vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			reciprocate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			reprise vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. took
			
			
			
			
			
			principal vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			pick vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			drink vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			grade vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			connect vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			debt vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			evidence vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. undertaken
			
			
			
			
			
			betake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			crystallize vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. trophy
			
			
			
			
			
			deprive vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			administer vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			convey vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			control vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			pass vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			shelter vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			snap vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			cull vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			clapboard vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. taker
			
			
			
			
			
			fang vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			imbibe vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			adopt vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			firm vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			own vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			download vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			cop vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			drive vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bleed vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			graft vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. taking
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. uptake
			
			
			
			
			
			overtake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			outtake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			mistake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			intake vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			perspective vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			copy vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			compositor vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. view
			
			
			
			
			
			interpretation vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			profit vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bribe vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			reward vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. thou
			
			
			
			
			
			haul vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			drop vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			swallow vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			receive vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			get vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			have vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			seize vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			conquer vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			grip vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			confiscate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			offence vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			feel vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			experience vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. task
			
			
			
			
			
			perform vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			habituate vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. undertake
			
			
			
			
			
			give vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			deliver vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			entrust vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			instance vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			example vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			consider vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. use
			
			
			
			
			
			camera vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			photographic vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			capture vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			catch vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			batsman vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			remain vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			persist vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			take vs. thrive
			
			
			
			
			
			fight vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			stick vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			study vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			course vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			enroll vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			class vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			carry vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bring vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bodice vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			accept vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			bologna vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			loss vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			cure vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			set vs. take
			
			
			
			
			
			positive vs. take