to take
- verb
- /teɪk/
- You know, I couldn't take losing my career.
- take its toll
- taken aback
Oh my God, because she was taking my wife's death hard.
- Oh my God, because she was taking my wife's death hard.
- Why are we evolved to take deaths so harshly?
- As his father expresses it, it seems to take a great deal out of him.
Examples
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Why are we evolved to take deaths so harshly?
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As his father expresses it, it seems to take a great deal out of him.
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And it's real hard for me to take, you know?
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This trip has taken a toll on me.
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I think he's a bit taken with drink.
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I wasn't sure how to take the news that I had been accepted into the program.
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After hearing the criticism, he found it hard to take in what was said.
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When my friend fell ill, it was tough for me to take the possibility of losing her.
Synonyms
To receive something, for example by buying it or finding it
To experience an illness, feeling, or problem
To feel pain or be ill
Get an illness, for example the flu
To become sick suddenly
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed
- Formal
To refuse to answer questions in court to avoid saying something that could make you look guilty
- Formal
Refuse to answer questions in court or by police to avoid saying you did something wrong
- Offensive
To do very well and act confidently, often in a forceful way
- Literature
Behave in a very foolish way without thinking clearly
- Texting
To understand and accept that someone's remark makes sense even if you do not agree
- Informal
Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way
- Informal
To accept unpleasant results and sometimes punishment for something you did
- Informal
A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos
To keep going without giving up after facing many hard times
To make someone lose the job or money they need to live
Phrasal Verbs
To remove something from a place or reduce something important, for example a right
Compounds
- Specialized
A device or action that pulls in extra material, for example slack in a rope
Surface Forms
Etymology
Take comes from an old Norse word taka meaning 'to seize' or 'catch'. So when someone is 'taken' sick, they are 'caught' by the illness, which fits the old idea of being seized by something.