take
take is a 4-letter English word with 69 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Taken. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- past participle. Taken.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
- transitive verb. To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
- transitive verb. To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.
- transitive verb. To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
- transitive verb. To draw; to deduce; to derive.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
- transitive verb. To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery.
- transitive verb. To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
- transitive verb. In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
- transitive verb. To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
- transitive verb. To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
- transitive verb. Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
- intransitive verb. 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.
- intransitive verb. To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
- noun. That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
- noun. The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
- noun. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- noun. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
"the average return was about 5%"
- verb. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"He got AIDS"
"She came down with pneumonia"
- verb. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"
"remove a wrapper"
- verb. 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"
- verb. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"His voice took on a sad tone"
"The story took a new turn"
- verb. be seized or affected in a specified way
"take sick"
"be taken drunk"
- verb. be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"
- verb. 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?"
- verb. accept or undergo, often unwillingly
"We took a pay cut"
- verb. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
"Take any one of these cards"
"Choose a good husband for your daughter"
- verb. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
"Take the case of China"
"Consider the following case"
- verb. 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"
- verb. lay claim to; as of an idea
"She took credit for the whole idea"
- verb. make a film or photograph of something
"take a scene"
"shoot a movie"
- verb. obtain by winning
"Winner takes all"
"He took first prize"
- verb. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"
"He trained his gun on the burglar"
- verb. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"
"I don't take sugar in my coffee"
- verb. get into one's hands, take physically
"Take a cookie!"
"Can you take this bag, please"
- verb. have sex with; archaic use
"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
- verb. 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"
- verb. proceed along in a vehicle
"We drive the turnpike to work"
- verb. occupy or take on
"He assumes the lotus position"
"She took her seat on the stage"
- verb. take somebody somewhere
"We lead him to our chief"
"can you take me to the main entrance?"
- verb. head into a specified direction
"The escaped convict took to the hills"
"We made for the mountains"
- verb. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
"Bring me the box from the other room"
"Take these letters to the boss"
- verb. experience or feel or submit to
"Take a test"
"Take the plunge"
- verb. to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
"take shelter from the storm"
- verb. take into one's possession
"We are taking an orphan from Romania"
"I'll take three salmon steaks"
- verb. take by force
"Hitler took the Baltic Republics"
"The army took the fort on the hill"
- verb. buy, select
"I'll take a pound of that sausage"
- verb. engage for service under a term of contract
"We took an apartment on a quiet street"
"Let's rent a car"
- verb. receive or obtain regularly
"We take the Times every day"
- verb. make use of or accept for some purpose
"take a risk"
"take an opportunity"
- verb. 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!"
- verb. 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"
- verb. require (time or space)
"It took three hours to get to work this morning"
"This event occupied a very short time"
- verb. assume, as of positions or roles
"She took the job as director of development"
"he occupies the position of manager"
- verb. develop a habit
"He took to visiting bars"
- verb. carry out
"take action"
"take steps"
- verb. require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"
"success usually requires hard work"
- verb. be capable of holding or containing
"This box won't take all the items"
"The flask holds one gallon"
- verb. have with oneself; have on one's person
"She always takes an umbrella"
"I always carry money"
- verb. be designed to hold or take
"This surface will not take the dye"
Synonyms
issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield, contract, get, remove, withdraw, acquire, adopt, assume, learn, read, study, submit, choose, select, consider, deal, claim, exact, film
Anagrams
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Common word forms
taked, taker, takes, taking, takeful, takeing, takeable
Words from these letters
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