Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: take
IPA transcription: [t'eɪk]
Pronunciations of take
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verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: take, get_hold_of
    Meaning: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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!"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: consider, take, deal, look_at
    Meaning: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
  • Synonyms: film, shoot, take
    Meaning: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: take, submit
    Meaning: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
  • Synonyms: take, accept
    Meaning: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: learn, study, read, take
    Meaning: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: take, make
    Meaning: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
  • Synonyms: 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"
  • Synonyms: 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?"
  • Synonyms: subscribe, subscribe_to, take
    Meaning: receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
  • Synonyms: take
    Meaning: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
  • Synonyms: take, have
    Meaning: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
  • Synonyms: claim, take
    Meaning: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
Usage examples
  • "Take Bazin."
  • "Take me out!
  • "I take it so.
  • Take my horse."
  • "Please take it.
  • Take me, Polly!"
  • "I take you home.
  • "Take your choice.
  • "Take care, Raoul!
  • Take yourself off.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Russell's teapot, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Copetown, Ontario, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mortara case, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Montreal, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Orion (spacecraft), License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William II of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Luka Magnotta, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to viruses, License CC BY-SA 4.0