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take

take

111 6.8
One continuous recording of a scene in a film
  • noun
  • /teɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : 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
627 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

67 6.8

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

61 4.0

About an amount that may be a little more or less

to take a hike
  • Informal
37 8.1

Tell someone to leave in a rude way

33 4.1

Make someone feel very surprised and unable to speak

To do the right thing and not respond angrily

to take a bullet
  • Informal
20 7.2

To accept pain or risk to protect another person

Politely say no now but suggest doing it another time

19 8.3

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

Choose any one you want from the options

15 6.4

To accept something unpleasant so other people benefit

14 3.7

Bend forward to thank people who clap for you

to take a joke
  • Informal
14 3.3

To not be upset when someone makes a joke about you

to take the cake
  • Informal
14 7.6

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

12 3.1

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

To lead an organization, group, or project

Make a brave decision even when it feels risky

to take a gander
  • Informal
10 8.2

To look quickly and casually at something you are curious about

9 4.6

An offer you cannot change that you must accept or refuse

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

7 8.2

Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining

Stop paying attention to what is important

To accept some demands while giving up some of your own

6 5.2

Make a lot of effort and be careful about small details

5 6.6

To show respect and praise for someone and their achievements

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

Begin attacking or acting aggressively to gain an advantage

to take a wife
  • Archaic
5 9.2

To marry a woman

5 6.1

Accept punishment or a bad result without complaining

To deal with a difficult problem directly and bravely

3 7.5

Do something slowly on purpose and without hurry

3 8.0

Get medical help for an illness or addiction

To not approve of something

3 9.9

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

Behave in a very foolish way without thinking clearly

Lead a meeting as the person in charge

Act in a less honest way to get an advantage

3 4.9

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

Leave a game or group angrily because you did not get your way

2 8.1

To accept unpleasant results and sometimes punishment for something you did

Get a lot of criticism or blame from other people

Be completely sure that something is true or will happen

Need to be brave to do something

to take a mile
  • Informal
1 8.4

Use a small favor to get much more

to take a pew
  • Archaic
1 9.8

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

To guess or try something without much information

1 9.9

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

Join a convent and live as a nun

1 9.5

To tell someone rudely to leave

To keep going without giving up after facing many hard times

Copy what someone does to get the same results

To be the most annoying or surprising thing of all

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

Compounds

24 3.2

The main point to remember from a talk or meeting

10 3.4

Money you get after taxes and other deductions

double take
  • Informal
8 5.8

A quick look showing surprise after not noticing something at first

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

A friendly exchange of ideas and jokes

take-up
  • Specialized
2 7.2

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

1 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-in
  • Informal
7.7

A trick that cheats someone out of money or goods

4.4

Counting and checking the goods a shop or warehouse has

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.