to take
- verb
- /teɪk/
- NSFW
- He wanted to take her to bed and share an intimate moment together.
Big old Ronnie taking a play out of pumps playbook and taking it from behind.
- Big old Ronnie taking a play out of pumps playbook and taking it from behind.
- And what she wanted more than anything else was to be just taken and taken by a guy who she couldn't get anymore.
- Woman allows man to to take things further with her and they get sexually involved.
Examples
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Then I shall take your virginity!
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One night, I took somebody back to my room.
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Woman allows man to to take things further with her and they get sexually involved.
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"Promise me you will never take another, not a captive, not another wife."
Fiction book (1992) -
Hair also becomes an issue when King Helgi wishes to take Queen Olof by force.
Academic text (1999) -
The couple decided to take their relationship to the next level by spending the night together.
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After a romantic dinner, they were ready to take things further and explore their feelings.
Synonyms
To have sex with another person
To have sex with someone
To have sex with someone
To have sex with someone
To have sex with someone
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
How Formal
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- Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Take in old use could mean 'to seize' someone, and this comes from the old Norse taka meaning 'to grab' or 'take by force'. So the archaic sexual sense is tied to the older idea of 'grabbing' or 'seizing'.