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take

take

99 6.8
One continuous recording of a scene in a film
  • noun
  • /teɪk/
  • Specialized
: toma
  • I was scared at first, but on the second take, I think I found some good stuff.
  • a long take
  • a single take
  • multiple takes

And they try, you know, take after take on this.

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Examples

  • Let's get another take.

  • The director said we only needed two takes to get the perfect scene.

  • And they try, you know, take after take on this.

  • So you have a maximum of five takes, you know.

  • Can I get one more take?

  • That was a good take.

  • Even in Hollywood, the long take can sometimes become almost an end in itself.

    Academic text (2009)
  • That was my first take and I think I nailed it.

  • The first several lines of the last take are heard through the headphones.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • After several takes, they finally captured the emotion they wanted on film.

Synonyms

shot
vstake
497 2.5

A single photograph or one continuous film scene

is limited to a recorded continuous scene not a still photograph

Antonyms

∞ 2.3

To remove parts or make something shorter, for example text

Idioms

62 6.8

To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed

56 4.0

About an amount that may be a little more or less

to take a hike
  • Informal
36 8.1

Tell someone to leave in a rude way

31 3.1

A situation where people both accept and give up things to make an agreement

Politely say no now but suggest doing it another time

To do the right thing and not respond angrily

to take a bullet
  • Informal
23 7.2

To accept pain or risk to protect another person

23 4.6

An offer you cannot change that you must accept or refuse

21 3.7

Bend forward to thank people who clap for you

Choose any one you want from the options

Make a brave decision even when it feels risky

to take a joke
  • Informal
19 3.3

To not be upset when someone makes a joke about you

16 8.3

To refuse to answer questions in court to avoid saying something that could make you look guilty

15 6.4

To accept something unpleasant so other people benefit

to take the cake
  • Informal
15 7.6

The most extreme example, often surprising in a bad or silly way

To lead an organization, group, or project

to take a wife
  • Archaic
13 9.2

To marry a woman

12 3.6

Focus on today and do not worry about the future

to take a gander
  • Informal
11 8.2

To look quickly and casually at something you are curious about

9 8.2

Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining

To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value

6 5.2

Make a lot of effort and be careful about small details

Begin attacking or acting aggressively to gain an advantage

Act in a less honest way to get an advantage

To deal with a difficult problem directly and bravely

4 6.6

To show respect and praise for someone and their achievements

To not approve of something

Refuse to answer questions in court or by police to avoid saying you did something wrong

To admire and respect someone for what they have done

3 8.0

Get medical help for an illness or addiction

2 9.2

To accept a painful truth that changes what you believed

Need to be brave to do something

Stop paying attention to what is important

to take a mile
  • Informal
2 8.4

Use a small favor to get much more

2 9.9

To do very well and act confidently, often in a forceful way

To accept some demands while giving up some of your own

To guess or try something without much information

1 9.9

A situation where people who should not lead control things and cause chaos

Get a lot of criticism or blame from other people

Be completely sure that something is true or will happen

1 9.5

To tell someone rudely to leave

Join a convent and live as a nun

Copy what someone does to get the same results

1 4.9

To understand and accept that someone's remark makes sense even if you do not agree

To be the most annoying or surprising thing of all

To make someone lose the job or money they need to live

Lead a meeting as the person in charge

Allowing a small favor makes someone try to take much more than you wanted

to take a pew
  • Archaic
1 9.8

To sit down, often on a church seat but also anywhere

Accept the good and bad parts of a situation

1 8.1

To accept a public challenge to show you will compete

1 4.1

Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak

Compounds

38 3.2

The main point to remember from a talk or meeting

12 3.4

Money you get after taxes and other deductions

double take
  • Informal
11 5.8

A quick look showing surprise after not noticing something at first

A friendly exchange of ideas and jokes

The money you keep after taxes and other payments are taken out

6 3.5

The most important idea you learn from a talk or meeting

take-up
  • UK
1 4.1

How many people and how quickly they start to use something

1 2.3

Food prepared to be eaten somewhere else, not in the shop

A funny way of looking at a situation

take-up
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A device or action that pulls in extra material, for example slack in a rope

1 4.4

Counting and checking the goods a shop or warehouse has

take-in
  • Informal
7.7

A trick that cheats someone out of money or goods

Surface Forms

take singular
takes plural

Etymology

Take as a noun for a film shot comes from the verb take and the old Norse taka meaning 'to capture'. So a 'take' is one recorded try — a single capture of a scene.