take
- noun
- /teɪk/
- Specialized
- 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.
- And they try, you know, take after take on this.
- So you have a maximum of five takes, you know.
- We ended up with five full takes and a few disasters.
- OK, I remember taking note of take five.
- We shot take after take after take after take.
- There's only we're only getting one take of this ever, ever.
Examples
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Let's get another take.
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The director said we only needed two takes to get the perfect scene.
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And they try, you know, take after take on this.
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So you have a maximum of five takes, you know.
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Can I get one more take?
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That was a good take.
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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.
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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
A single photograph or one continuous film scene
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
Compounds
- Specialized
A device or action that pulls in extra material, for example slack in a rope
Surface Forms
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.