Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold

• - he leaned forward to take her hand

Remove (someone or something) from a particular place

• - he took an envelope from his inside pocket

• - the police took him away

Consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs

• - take an aspirin and lie down

Capture or gain possession of by force or military means

• - twenty of their ships were sunk or taken

• - the French took Ghent

(in bridge, hearts, and similar card games) Win (a trick)

Capture (an opposing piece or pawn)

Dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove

• - someone must have sneaked in here and taken it

Cheat (someone) of something

• - can I get taken by buying mutual funds?

Subtract

• - take two from ten

• - add the numbers together and take away five

Occupy (a place or position)

• - we found that all the seats were taken

Buy or rent (a house)

Agree to buy (an item)

• - I'll take the one on the end

Gain or acquire (possession or ownership of something)

• - he took possession of a unique Picasso ceramic piece

(of a person) Already be married or in an emotional relationship

Use or have ready to use

• - take half the marzipan and roll out

Use as an instance or example in support of an argument

• - let's take Napoleon, for instance

Regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical)

Ascertain by measurement or observation

• - the nurse takes my blood pressure

Write down

• - he was taking notes

Make (a photograph) with a camera

(esp. of illness) Suddenly strike or afflict (someone)

• - he was taken with a seizure of some kind

Have sexual intercourse with

Carry or bring with one; convey

• - he took along a portfolio of his drawings

• - the drive takes you through some wonderful scenery

• - I took him a letter

Accompany or guide (someone) to a specified place

• - I'll take you to your room

• - he called to take her out for a meal

Bring into a specified state

• - the invasion took Europe to the brink of war

Use as a route or a means of transportation

• - take 95 north to Baltimore

• - we took the night train to Scotland

Accept or receive (someone or something)

• - she was advised to take any job offered

• - they don't take children

Understand or accept as valid

• - I take your point

Acquire or assume (a position, state, or form)

• - teaching methods will take various forms

• - he took office in September

Achieve or attain (a victory or result)

• - John Martin took the men's title

Act on (an opportunity)

• - he took his chance to get out while the house was quiet

Experience or be affected by

• - the lad took a savage beating

Tolerate, stand

• - I can't take the humidity

React to or regard (news or an event) in a specified way

• - she took the news well

• - everything you say, he takes it the wrong way

Deal with (a physical obstacle or course) in a specified way

• - he takes the corners with no concern for his own safety

(of a batter) Allow (a pitch) to go by without attempting to hit the ball

Regard or view in a specified way

• - he somehow took it as a personal insult

• - I fell over what I took to be a heavy branch

Be attracted or charmed by

• - Billie was very taken with him

Submit to, tolerate, or endure

• - they refused to take it any more

• - some people found her hard to take

Assume

• - I take it that someone is coming to meet you

Make, undertake, or perform (an action or task)

• - Lucy took a deep breath

• - he took the oath of office

Be taught or examined in (a subject)

• - some degrees require a student to take a secondary subject

Obtain (an academic degree) after fulfilling the required conditions

• - she took a degree in English

Require or use up (a specified amount of time)

• - the jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty

• - it takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk to work

(of a task or situation) Need or call for (a particular person or thing)

• - it will take an electronics expert to dismantle it

Hold; accommodate

• - an exclusive island hideaway that takes just twenty guests

Wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article)

• - he takes size 5 boots

(of a plant or seed) Take root or begin to grow; germinate

• - the fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good

(of an added substance) Become successfully established

Have or require as part of the appropriate construction

• - verbs that take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time

• - he completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

A particular version of or approach to something

• - his own whimsical take on life

An amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session

• - the take from commodity taxation

The money received at a theater, arena, etc., for seats

An amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor