take
take
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teik
/teÉĒk/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "take"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž

to reach for something and hold it
Transitive: to take sth
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took the puppy in his arms and petted it.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāĻ›āĻžāύāĻžāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ  āϚāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āϧāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(particularly of illness) to abruptly affect, afflict, or strike someone
Transitive: to take sb
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was taken with a sudden headache while at work.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻšāύāĨ¤
1.2

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to measure or examine the rate, amount, level, etc. of something
Transitive: to take the rate of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He needs to take his blood sugar level after eating.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.3

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to select or choose out of other available alternatives
Transitive: to take a particular option
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She took the job with the better work-life balance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ-āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āϏāĻš āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĨ¤
1.4

āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āϧāϰāĻž

to capture an image of someone or something
Transitive: to take an image
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Tourists often take photos of famous landmarks as souvenirs.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāϟāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĨ¤
1.5

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to rob, dispossess, or deprive someone of something
Transitive: to take sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Someone took my phone from my pocket on the train.
āϕ⧇āω āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āύ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϕ⧇āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.6

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to capture a place and obtain control over it
Transitive: to take a place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company took over its competitor's market share.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§€āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ āĻļ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.7

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āĻŋāύāϤ⧇

to rent or purchase something
Transitive: to take sth
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need to take a car for the weekend to visit my family.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.8

āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāχāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to purchase a type of publication regularly, especially a magazine or newspaper
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to take a particular publication
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They take the Financial Times to keep up with the latest business news.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āφāĻĒ āϟ⧁ āĻĄā§‡āϟ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĢāĻžāχāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϟāĻžāχāĻŽāϏ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1.9

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻĻā§āϧ⧃āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to get or derive from a specific source
Transitive: to take sth | to take sth from a source
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took his colleague's idea and presented it as his own.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϰ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.10

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻž

to record or write down information, typically for future reference or use
Transitive: to take information
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She took the phone number of the person who called and wrote it down in her notebook.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āύ⧋āϟāĻŦ⧁āϕ⧇ āϞāĻŋāϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to move or carry a thing or person from one location to a different one
Transitive: to take sth | to take sth somewhere
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't forget to take your keys with you when you go out.
āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϭ⧁āϞāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
2.1

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use a particular route or means of transport in order to go somewhere
Transitive: to take a route or means of transport | to take a route or means of transport somewhere
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She took a taxi to the concert venue.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.2

āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to accompany someone to a specific place, particularly in order to lead or guide them
Transitive: to take sb somewhere
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll take you to the airport so you do n't have to take a taxi.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2.3

āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to bring someone or something into a particular state, level, situation, or condition
Transitive: to take sb/sth to a state or level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His dedication and hard work took him to the pinnacle of his career.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻœā§€āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧇āĻŦāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to consume a drug, medication, or substance in a specified manner, such as swallowing, inhaling, or injecting
Transitive: to take medicine
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pharmacist explained how to take the pain medication — one pill every four hours as needed.
āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻŦā§āϝāĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻ“āώ⧁āϧ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ — āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϰ āϘāĻŖā§āϟāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤
04

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

to need a specific amount of time to do something or for something to be done or happen
Transitive: to take some time
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Completing the project will likely take a few weeks of dedicated effort.
4.1

āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ, āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to require a specific person or thing in order to function, happen, or be done
Transitive: to take a quality or a qualified person
Ditransitive: to take sb/sth to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It will take a skilled chef to prepare such a complex dish.
āĻāϤ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
4.2

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have the capacity or space for a specific number or amount of people or things
Transitive: to take a number of things or people
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The suitcase is designed to take a week's worth of clothing for a traveler.
āϏ⧁āϟāϕ⧇āϏāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ• āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
4.3

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to wear a particular size of clothes, shoes, or any complementary article
Transitive: to take a particular size
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store assistant inquired, ' What size shirt do you take?'
āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ: 'āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϕ⧋āύ āϏāĻžāχāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āĻĒāϰ⧇āύ?'
05

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϏāϰāĻžāύ

to remove something or someone from a specific place
Transitive: to take sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took the book from the shelf and started reading.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦ⧁āĻ•āĻļ⧇āĻ˛ā§āĻĢ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤
5.1

āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to subtract a particular number from another
Ditransitive: to take a number from a larger number
to take definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you take 7 from 15, you're left with 8.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ 15 āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ 7 āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ 8 āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to receive something or someone willingly or accept something that someone has offered
Transitive: to take something offered
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He took the advice from his mentor to heart.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
6.1

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

used for introducing someone or something as an instance or example
Transitive: to take sb/sth | to take sb/sth as an example
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let 's take Marie Curie as an instance of a pioneering woman in science.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻŖā§€ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϕ⧁āϰāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ•āĨ¤
6.2

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to interpret or understand something in a specific way
Transitive: to take sth in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I do n't know how he 'll take the news of the company's bankruptcy.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻĻ⧇āωāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻŦāϰāϟāĻŋ āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύ⧇āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
6.3

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to experience, endure, or be influenced by something
Transitive: to take the impact or toll of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the earthquake shook the region, the old buildings could n't take the stress and crumbled.
āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻ…āĻžā§āϚāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāĻĒāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻ–āύ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϧāϏ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
6.4

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to have or show a particular feeling, opinion, or reaction
Transitive: to take a reaction or opinion | to take a reaction or opinion in sth | to take a reaction or opinion to sb/sth | to take a reaction or opinion at sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I take pride in my work.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻ—āĻ°ā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§‹āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
6.5

āϜāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accomplish or obtain by victory
Transitive: to take an accomplishment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the odds, the athlete 's final sprint allowed him to take first place in the race.
āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϕ⧂āϞāϤāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϟ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰ⧇āϏ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.6

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to go over, through, or around some obstacle
Transitive: to take an obstacle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The skateboarder took the stair rail, smoothly gliding down with impressive balance.
āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϰ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝ āϏāĻš āĻŽāϏ⧃āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāχāĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.7

āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻšāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be able to tolerate, endure, or bear something
Transitive: to take a condition or experience
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the challenging day at work, she could n't take any more stress and needed a break.
āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āĻšā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻžā§āϜāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ⧇āύ āύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
6.8

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be or start to be in a specific position, state or form
Transitive: to take a specific form or state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The empty room quickly took the form of a cozy reading nook with the addition of comfortable furniture and soft lighting.
āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāϰāĻŽ āφāϞ⧋ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āϘāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āϰāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āύ⧁āϕ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
6.9

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to act on or make use of an opportunity
Transitive: to take an opportunity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The entrepreneur saw a gap in the market and took the chance to launch a unique product that became a success.
āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ•ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ• āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ•āϰāĻž

(dummy verb) to perform an action that is specified by a noun
Transitive: to take sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let 's take a break and grab some coffee.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻ“ā§ŸāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ•āĨ¤
08

āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to study a particular subject in school, university, etc.
Transitive: to take a particular subject | to take a course or degree in a particular subject | to take a course or degree on a particular subject
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Students often take introductory language courses to fulfill language requirements.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
09

āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be the one who teaches a class
Transitive: to take a class | to take sb for a class
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Our math teacher is absent today, so the vice principal will take us for algebra.
āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āφāϜ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āϤāĻžāχ āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ• āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§€āϜāĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
10

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϭ⧁āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to assume someone or something to be a particular person or thing, particularly mistakenly
Transitive: to take sb/sth for sb/sth
Ditransitive: to take sb/sth to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After the misunderstanding, she took my silence for indifference, but I was actually just deep in thought.
āϭ⧁āϞ āĻŦā§‹āĻāĻžāĻŦ⧁āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇, āϏ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύ⧀āϰāĻŦāϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āωāĻĻāĻžāϏ⧀āύāϤāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāϏāϞ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
11

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

(grammar) to require or have something as part of the composition that is appropriate
Transitive: to take an expression or part of speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The verb " correspond " takes the preposition " with " when referring to compatibility in ideas.
āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž "āĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž" āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ "āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇" āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧā§€ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
12

āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ āϧāϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ™ā§āϕ⧁āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of plants, seeds, etc.) to start to grow or take root
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tomato seedlings have taken, and you can see the first set of true leaves emerging.
āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻŸā§‹āϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻž āϧāϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āϏ⧇āϟ āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
13

āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to work successfully or have a positive effect
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The medicine is starting to take, and the patient's symptoms are gradually subsiding.
āĻ“āώ⧁āϧāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§€āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ āϝāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤
14

āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to direct something in a specific direction
Transitive: to take a direction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As they approached the intersection, she decided to take a right onto the main road.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϞ, āϏ⧇ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĄāĻžāύāĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
15

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to consume or accept a particular food or beverage
Transitive: to take a particular food or beverage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do you take cream with your tea?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āύ⧇āύ?
16

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to participate in a specific examination or assessment
Transitive: to take a specific examination
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She decided to take the proficiency test to demonstrate her language skills.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
17

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use a specific plan or method to deal with a situation or reach a goal
Transitive: to take an action or approach
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The community came together to take collective action against pollution, organizing cleanup campaigns and raising awareness.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§‚āώāϪ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ—āϤ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝāĻžāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
18

āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āϤ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύ⧋

to show a particular reaction to someone or something
Transitive: to take information or ideas in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The students took the teacher's feedback positively and worked on improving their assignments.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāϰāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ•āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžāχāύāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
19

āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of machines) to utilize a specific substance or fuel for operation
Transitive: to take a source of energy or fuel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This lawnmower model is capable of taking both gas and electric power sources.
āĻāχ āϞāύāĻŽā§‹āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āωāĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a sports player) to kick, throw, or initiate play from a specified position
Transitive: to take a kick or throw
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team captain is known for his precision when taking free kicks, often scoring crucial goals from long distances.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ• āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to be the one who leads a religious service
Transitive: to take a religious service
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Rabbi Cohen will take the Shabbat service this week.
āϰāĻžāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻšā§‡āύ āĻāχ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻļāĻžāĻŦā§āĻŦāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āϏ⧇āĻŦāĻž āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to gather people's opinions using methods like voting, polling, or surveying
Transitive: to take public opinion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The marketing team took a survey to understand customer preferences and improve their product.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇āϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻŦ⧁āĻāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϜāϰāĻŋāĻĒ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

(of businesses, shops, etc.) to earn or receive a specified amount of money from customers
Transitive: to take an amount of money
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The farmer 's market stall took â‚Ŧ 50 from selling fresh produce and handmade crafts.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāϕ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϟāϞāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻ“ āĻšāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ ā§Ģā§Ļ āχāωāϰ⧋ āφāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to allow someone to become a part of a particular group or receive a service
Transitive: to take sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Unfortunately, the restaurant is fully booked and ca n't take any more reservations for tonight.
āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻ—ā§āϝāĻŦāĻļāϤ, āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦ⧁āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϜ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āφāϰ āϕ⧋āύāĻ“ āϰāĻŋāϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āϭ⧇āĻļāύ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϚ⧁āĻĻāĻž

to engage in a sexual act with someone
Transitive: to take sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With consent and desire, Alex took Mia, exploring their shared intimacy.
āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āχāĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āϏāĻš, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻ•ā§āϏ āĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž āϘāύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰ⧇āĻĒā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to capture and confine someone against their will
Transitive: to take sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rebels took the diplomat captive as a bargaining chip in the negotiations.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ⧋āĻšā§€āϰāĻž āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāϰ āĻ•āώāĻžāĻ•āώāĻŋāϰ āϚāĻŋāĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧂āϟāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻ•āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to accept responsibility and lead a situation or task
Transitive: to take a position of authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The captain decided to take control of the ship's navigation during the storm.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āĻŸā§‡āύ āĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āύ⧇āĻ­āĻŋāϗ⧇āĻļāύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻšāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to defeat someone in a competition
Transitive: to take a rival or opponent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soccer team played with determination and managed to take their opponents in a thrilling shootout.
āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧃āĻĸāĻŧāϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻžāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļ⧁āϟāφāωāĻŸā§‡ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ–ā§‹āρāϜāĻž

to find a safe and peaceful place, especially in challenging situations or emergencies
Transitive: to take a safe place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the face of the approaching tornado, residents were advised to take shelter in their basements.
āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use or have available for use
Transitive: to take sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Take a pinch of salt and sprinkle it over the caramel for added flavor.
āύāĻŋāύ āĻāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accept and commit to a specific responsibility or promise
Transitive: to take a responsibility or promise
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before assuming the role, the CEO had to take responsibility for the company's financial performance.
āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāϪ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“āϕ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in chess) to remove an opponent's piece from the board by moving one's own piece to its position
Transitive: to take a chess piece
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In a bold move, the queen takes the opposing bishop, putting pressure on the opponent's position.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ⧇, āϰāĻžāύ⧀ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to accept a certain form of payment or compensation
Transitive: to take a form of payment
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The freelance artist prefers to take payment in the form of bank transfers.
āĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ• āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻĢāĻžāϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to allow the entry of a substance
Transitive: to take sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old windows were taking the noise from the busy street outside.
āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ­āĻŋāϤāϰ⧇ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause the loss of lives
Transitive: to take sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The elderly cat was taken, and the family mourned the loss of their longtime pet.
āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‹āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻļā§‹āĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to participate in a certain event
Transitive: to take an event or meeting
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team members will take a workshop to enhance their skills in project management.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻļāĻžāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļāϟ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž

a single recording of a scene or shot in theater or film
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āφāϝāĻŧ, āϞāĻžāĻ­

the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
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āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ, āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ

the idea or opinion that is formed about something or the way one thinks of a situation

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

overtake
retake
taker
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