take
/ˈteɪ̯k/ noun B1- An act of taking.
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings. · He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.· The mayor is on the take.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position. · What's your take on this issue, Fred?· Another unsolicited maths take: talking about quotients in terms of "equivalence classes" or cosets is really unnatural.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment. · a new take on a traditional dish
- A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene. · It's a take.· Act seven, scene three, take two.
- A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event. · did a double take and then a triple take· I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.
Plural takes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- take across To go; to proceed.
- take after To resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
- take apart To dismantle something into its component pieces.
- take away To remove something and put it in a different place.
- take back To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- take down To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surfa...
- take in To receive.
- take off To remove.
- take on To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- take out To remove.
- take over To assume control of something, such as a business or ent...
- take up To pick up.
From the library
“Take out my straw and scatter it over the little girl and the dog and the Lion,” he said to the Woodman, “and the bees cannot sting them.” This the Woodman did, and as Dorothy lay close beside the Lion and held Toto in her arms, the straw covered them entirely.
“The contract,” answered Dantès, laughingly, “it didn’t take long to fix that.
I’ll take Anne with me and Mrs.
I only wish he would let me take his place.”
Other matches
- take To get into one's hands, possession, or control... A1
- take across To go
- take after To resemble
- take apart To dismantle something into its component pieces.
- take away To remove something and put it in a different p...
- take back To retract or withdraw
- take down To remove something from a wall or similar vert...
- take in To receive.
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