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Verb take has 42 senses

take - carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
--₁ is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take, occupy, use up - as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
--₂ is one way to use, expend
Sample sentence:
They take a long time
lead, take, direct, conduct, guide - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
take, get hold of - get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

Derived form: noun taking₁
Sample sentence:
The children take the ball
assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take - 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"
--₅ is one way to change
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
take, read - 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!"
--₆ is one way to interpret, construe, see
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
bring, convey, take - 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"
--₇ is one way to transport, carry
Sample sentences:
They take the food to the people
They take the people the food
take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
Antonyms: give
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand - 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"
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
choose, take, select, pick out - 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"
--₁₀ is one way to decide, make up one's mind, determine
Sample sentence:
They take him to write the letter
take - 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"
--₁₁ is one way to use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
Sample sentence:
The men take the boat
accept, take, have - 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"
--₁₂ is one way to get, acquire

Derived form: noun taker₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
fill, take - assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
--₁₃ is one way to work, do work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
consider, take, deal, look at - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
--₁₄ is one way to think about
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
--₁₅ is one way to experience, receive, have, get, undergo
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
--₁₆ is one way to record, enter, put down

Derived form: noun take₂
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot take Sue
remove, take, take away, withdraw - 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"
Sample sentence:
They want to take the doors
consume, ingest, take in, take, have - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
Sample sentence:
They take the cake with sugar
take, undergo, submit - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
--₁₉ is one way to digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up

Derived form: noun taker₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take, accept - make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
Sample sentence:
They take the hill
assume, take, strike, take up - 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"
--₂₂ is one way to move
Sample sentence:
The men take the horses across the field
accept, admit, take, take on - 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"
--₂₃ is one way to accept, take, have
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot take Sue
take - 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"
--₂₄ is one way to receive, get, find, obtain, incur
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
claim, take, exact - 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"
--₂₆ is one way to necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
take, make - head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
--₂₇ is one way to head
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
aim, take, train, take aim, direct - 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"
--₂₈ is one way to position
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
take - be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
--₂₉ is one way to become, go, get
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s Adjective
carry, pack, take - 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"
--₃₀ is one way to have, feature
Sample sentence:
They take more bread
lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take - 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?"
--₃₁ is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
subscribe, subscribe to, take - receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day"
--₃₂ is one way to buy, purchase

Derived form: noun take₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take - buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
--₃₃ is one way to buy, purchase
Sample sentence:
They take the newspapers
take - to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take, have - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
--₃₅ is one way to 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
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
--₃₆ is one way to affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
accept, take - be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
--₃₇ is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
contain, take, hold - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
--₃₈ is one way to be
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Something ----s something
take - develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
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Somebody ----s PP
drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
--₄₀ is one way to traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
take - obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
--₄₁ is one way to win
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Somebody ----s something
contract, take, get - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
--₄₂ is one way to sicken, come down
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something