take
1. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the average return was about 5%
• Syn:
return, issue, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
• Derivationally related forms:
yield (for: yield), return (for: return)
• Hypernyms:
income
• Hyponyms:
economic rent, rent, payback
2. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
• Hypernyms:
filming, cinematography, motion-picture photography
• Hyponyms:
retake
1. carry out (Freq. 92)
- take action
- take steps
- take vengeance
• Hypernyms:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. require (time or space) (Freq. 74)
- It took three hours to get to work this morning
- This event occupied a very short time
• Syn:
occupy, use up
• Derivationally related forms:
occupation (for: occupy)
• Hypernyms:
use, expend
• Hyponyms:
be
• Verb Group:
consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete,
exhaust, run through, wipe out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- They take a long time
3. take somebody somewhere (Freq. 73)
- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
• Syn:
lead, direct, conduct, guide
• Derivationally related forms:
guide (for: guide), leader (for: lead)
• Hyponyms:
beacon, hand, mislead, misdirect, misguide,
lead astray, usher, show
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. get into one's hands, take physically (Freq. 50)
- Take a cookie!
- Can you take this bag, please
• Syn:
get hold of
• See Also:
take in, take on, take up, take away, take apart
• Derivationally related forms:
taking
• Hyponyms:
seize, prehend, clutch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- The children take the ball
5. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect (Freq. 38)
- 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
• Syn:
assume, acquire, adopt, take on
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
re-assume
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. interpret something in a certain way;
convey a particular meaning or impression (Freq. 36)
- I read this address as a satire
- How should I take this message?
- You can't take credit for this!
• Syn:
read
• Derivationally related forms:
reading (for: read)
• Hypernyms:
interpret, construe, see
• Hyponyms:
misread, misinterpret
• Verb Group:
read
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
7. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (Freq. 32)
- Bring me the box from the other room
- Take these letters to the boss
- This brings me to the main point
• Syn:
bring, convey
• See Also:
bring forward (for: bring), bring down (for: bring), bring up (for: bring), bring on (for: bring), bring out (for: bring)
• Derivationally related forms:
conveyer (for: convey), conveyance (for: convey)
• Hypernyms:
transport, carry
• Hyponyms:
fetch, transit, ferry, return, take back,
bring back, tube, whisk, impart, conduct, transmit,
convey, carry, channel, land
• Verb Group:
bring, get, convey, fetch
• Entailment:
come, come up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They take the food to the people
- They take the people the food
8. take into one's possession (Freq. 28)
- We are taking an orphan from Romania
- I'll take three salmon steaks
• Ant:
give
• See Also:
take out, take back, take in
• Hyponyms:
adopt, take in, take away, take back, repossess,
collect, impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize,
pocket, bear, take over, accept, assume, snap up,
snaffle, grab, recall, call in, call back, withdraw,
deprive, strip, divest, unburden
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
9. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route (Freq. 26)
- He takes the bus to work
- She takes Route 1 to Newark
• Hypernyms:
use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men take the boat
10. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (Freq. 26)
- 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
• Syn:
choose, select, pick out
• Derivationally related forms:
selective (for: select), selection (for: select), selector (for: select)
• Hypernyms:
decide, make up one's mind, determine
• Hyponyms:
empanel, impanel, panel, anoint, field,
sieve, sift, draw, dial, plump, go,
pick, elect, excerpt, extract, take out, cull out,
winnow, cream off, skim off, sieve out, pick over, assign,
specify, set apart, single out, think of, set, determine,
define, fix, limit, adopt, follow, espouse,
espouse, screen out, sort, vote in, nominate,
propose, vote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: choose)
- They take him to write the letter
11. receive willingly something given or offered (Freq. 25)
- 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
• Syn:
accept, have
• Ant:
refuse (for: accept)
• See Also:
take over, take up, take in
• Derivationally related forms:
taker, acceptation (for: accept), acceptance (for: accept)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
accept, admit, take on, welcome, honor,
honour, adopt, borrow, take over, take up
• Verb Group:
receive, have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
12. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes (Freq. 22)
- Take the case of China
- Consider the following case
• Syn:
consider, deal, look at
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration (for: consider)
• Hypernyms:
think about
• Hyponyms:
contemplate, dally, trifle, play, abstract, warm to
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: deal)
13. assume, as of positions or roles (Freq. 22)
- She took the job as director of development
- he occupies the position of manager
- the young prince will soon occupy the throne
• Syn:
fill, occupy
• Hypernyms:
work, do work
• Verb Group:
assume, strike, take up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
14. require as useful, just, or proper (Freq. 21)
- 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
• Syn:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
involve, call for, demand
• Ant:
obviate (for: necessitate)
• Derivationally related forms:
demand (for: demand), requirement (for: require), need (for: need), necessity (for: necessitate)
• Hyponyms:
claim, exact, govern, draw, cost,
cry out for, cry for, compel
• Verb Group:
claim, exact
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: require)
- It ----s that CLAUSE (for: require)
- It ----s that CLAUSE (for: necessitate)
15. experience or feel or submit to (Freq. 21)
- Take a test
- Take the plunge
• Hypernyms:
experience, receive, have, get
• Verb Group:
submit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
16. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (Freq. 16)
- 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
• Syn:
remove, take away, withdraw
• See Also:
take off
• Derivationally related forms:
withdrawal (for: withdraw), remotion (for: remove), remover (for: remove), removal (for: remove)
• Hyponyms:
epilate, depilate, harvest, tip, stem,
extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, decorticate, bail, strip,
undress, divest, disinvest, ablate, clean, pick,
winnow, clear, clear up, muck, lift, tear away,
tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone,
seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away,
chip away at, burl, knock out, scavenge, hypophysectomize, hypophysectomise,
degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear off,
clear away, flick, dismantle, defang, bone, debone,
disembowel, eviscerate, draw, tusk, detusk, dehorn,
scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach,
decalcify, detoxify, detoxicate, de-ionate, de-iodinate, decarbonize,
decarbonise, decarburize, decarburise, decoke, delouse, ream,
brush, wash, wash out, wash off, wash away, desorb,
pull, demineralize, demineralise, eliminate, expectorate, clear out,
drive out, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off,
amputate, cut off, resect, skim, skim off, cream off,
cream, scale, descale, circumcise, undock, dig,
delve, cut into, turn over, excavate, hollow, scoop,
scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up, extract, pull out,
pull up, draw out, unstring, string, wipe off, wipe away,
bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off, unveil, unpack,
unburden, disburden, empty, discharge, unsaddle, offsaddle,
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off,
throw away, drop, dislodge, free, aspirate, suck out,
delete, cancel, ladle, lade, laden, spoon,
spoon, head, draw off, draw away, pull off,
get out, withdraw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- They want to take the doors
17. make a film or photograph of something (Freq. 16)
- take a scene
- shoot a movie
• Syn:
film, shoot
• Derivationally related forms:
film (for: film), filming (for: film)
• Topics:
movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show,
motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick
• Hypernyms:
record, enter, put down
• Hyponyms:
reshoot
• Verb Group:
photograph, snap, shoot
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s (for: film)
- Sam cannot take Sue
18. accept or undergo, often unwillingly (Freq. 15)
- We took a pay cut
• Syn:
submit
• Derivationally related forms:
submission (for: submit), taker
• Hypernyms:
undergo
• Hyponyms:
test
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: submit)
19. serve oneself to, or consume regularly (Freq. 15)
- Have another bowl of chicken soup!
- I don't take sugar in my coffee
• Syn:
consume, ingest, take in, have
• Ant:
abstain (for: consume)
• See Also:
take up
• Derivationally related forms:
ingestion (for: ingest), consumptive (for: consume), consumption (for: consume), consumer (for: consume)
• Hyponyms:
hit, cannibalize, cannibalise, use, habituate,
eat, drink, imbibe, booze, fuddle, partake,
touch, feed, satiate, sate, replete, fill,
sample, try, try out, taste, take in, sop up,
suck in, take up, smoke, drug, do drugs, swallow,
get down, sup
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take the cake with sugar
20. make use of or accept for some purpose (Freq. 14)
- take a risk
- take an opportunity
• Syn:
accept
• Derivationally related forms:
acceptable (for: accept)
• Hyponyms:
co-opt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
21. take by force (Freq. 13)
- Hitler took the Baltic Republics
- The army took the fort on the hill
• Hyponyms:
rescue, scale, extort, assume, usurp,
seize, take over, arrogate, recapture, retake, relieve,
steal, plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip,
rifle, ransack, pillage, foray, sack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
- They take the hill
22. occupy or take on (Freq. 10)
- 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
• Syn:
assume, strike, take up
• Hypernyms:
move
• Verb Group:
fill, occupy
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The men take the horses across the field
23. admit into a group or community (Freq. 8)
- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
• Syn:
accept, admit, take on
• Hypernyms:
accept, have
• Hyponyms:
profess
• Verb Group:
admit, let in, include
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot take Sue
24. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial (Freq. 7)
- take a pulse
- A reading was taken of the earth's tremors
• Hypernyms:
receive, get, find, obtain, incur
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
25. be a student of a certain subject (Freq. 6)
- She is reading for the bar exam
• Syn:
learn, study, read
• Derivationally related forms:
study (for: study), studying (for: study)
• Hyponyms:
audit, train, prepare, drill, exercise,
practice, practise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
26. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs (Freq. 5)
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
• Syn:
claim, exact
• Hypernyms:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
involve, call for, demand
• Verb Group:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
involve, call for, demand
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
27. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (Freq. 4)
- 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
• Syn:
aim, train, take aim, direct
• Derivationally related forms:
aim (for: aim)
• Hypernyms:
position
• Hyponyms:
target, aim, place, direct, point,
point, hold, turn, swing, charge,
level, sight
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
28. head into a specified direction (Freq. 4)
- The escaped convict took to the hills
- We made for the mountains
• Syn:
make
• Hypernyms:
head
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
29. be seized or affected in a specified way (Freq. 4)
- take sick
- be taken drunk
• Hypernyms:
become, go, get
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s Adjective
30. have with oneself;
have on one's person (Freq. 2)
- She always takes an umbrella
- I always carry money
- She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
• Syn:
carry, pack
• Derivationally related forms:
carry (for: carry)
• Hypernyms:
have, feature
• Verb Group:
carry
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take more bread
31. engage for service under a term of contract (Freq. 2)
- We took an apartment on a quiet street
- Let's rent a car
- Shall we take a guide in Rome?
• Syn:
lease, rent, hire, charter, engage
• Derivationally related forms:
charter (for: charter), rent (for: rent), renter (for: rent), rental (for: rent), lease (for: lease)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
32. buy, select (Freq. 1)
- I'll take a pound of that sausage
• See Also:
take out
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
buy, purchase
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They take the newspapers
33. to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort (Freq. 1)
- take shelter from the storm
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
34. have sex with;
archaic use (Freq. 1)
- He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
• Syn:
have
• Hypernyms:
sleep together, 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
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
35. lay claim to;
as of an idea (Freq. 1)
- She took credit for the whole idea
• Syn:
claim
• Ant:
disclaim (for: claim)
• Derivationally related forms:
claim (for: claim)
• Hypernyms:
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver,
swan, swear
• Verb Group:
claim, lay claim, arrogate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
36. receive or obtain regularly (Freq. 1)
- We take the Times every day
• Syn:
subscribe, subscribe to
• Derivationally related forms:
subscriber (for: subscribe)
• Hypernyms:
buy, purchase
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: subscribe)
37. be capable of holding or containing
- This box won't take all the items
- The flask holds one gallon
• Syn:
contain, hold
• Derivationally related forms:
hold (for: hold)
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Group:
accommodate, hold, admit, bear, carry, contain
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
38. develop a habit
- He took to visiting bars
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
39. obtain by winning
- Winner takes all
- He took first prize
• Hypernyms:
win
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
40. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- He got AIDS
- She came down with pneumonia
- She took a chill
• Syn:
contract, get
• Derivationally related forms:
contracting (for: contract)
• Hypernyms:
sicken, come down
• Hyponyms:
catch
• Verb Group:
catch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
41. proceed along in a vehicle
- We drive the turnpike to work
• Syn:
drive
• Derivationally related forms:
drive (for: drive)
• Topics:
driving
• Hypernyms:
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over,
get over, get across, cut through, cut across
• Verb Group:
drive, motor
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
42. be designed to hold or take
- This surface will not take the dye
• Syn:
accept
• Hypernyms:
be
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
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