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take, occupy, use_up
Meaning: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
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lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
Meaning: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
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take, get_hold_of
Meaning: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
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assume, acquire, adopt, take_on, take
Meaning: 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"
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take, read
Meaning: 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!"
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bring, convey, take
Meaning: 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"
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take
Meaning: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
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take
Meaning: 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"
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choose, take, select, pick_out
Meaning: 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"
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accept, take, have
Meaning: 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"
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fill, take, occupy
Meaning: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
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consider, take, deal, look_at
Meaning: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
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necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call_for, demand
Meaning: 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 postulate a patient's consent"
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take
Meaning: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
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film, shoot, take
Meaning: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
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remove, take, take_away, withdraw
Meaning: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, 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"
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consume, ingest, take_in, take, have
Meaning: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
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take, submit
Meaning: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
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take, accept
Meaning: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
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take
Meaning: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
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assume, take, strike, take_up
Meaning: 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"
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accept, admit, take, take_on
Meaning: 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"
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take
Meaning: 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"
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learn, study, read, take
Meaning: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
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claim, take, exact
Meaning: 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"
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take, make
Meaning: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
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aim, take, train, take_aim, direct
Meaning: 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"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
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take
Meaning: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
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carry, pack, take
Meaning: 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"
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lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
Meaning: 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?"
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subscribe, subscribe_to, take
Meaning: receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
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take
Meaning: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
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take
Meaning: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
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take, have
Meaning: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
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claim, take
Meaning: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"