to take
- verb
- /teɪk/
- Go find a good area to take a selfie in.
- take a picture
- take a photo
- take photographs
The good news is we took this picture, right?
- The good news is we took this picture, right?
- I mean, I'm seeing the photos that you took and there were plural.
- And we went to shoot him, take photographs of him, his house.
- So with the side Men, each one of us takes a video so.
- Tyler, would you would you mind taking a few photographs?
- Listen to the videotape that Paul took minutes.
Examples
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During the family reunion, we all decided to take some photos in the park.
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He asked me to take a picture of him next to the famous statue.
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What do you want to take a picture of that for?
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And all the photos I took that night were just like that.
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How many photos did you take this morning?
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Once you're done, show and tell, take a selfie and tag us.
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She loves to take snapshots of her travels and share them online.
Synonyms
To record moving pictures with a camera to make a movie
To take a photograph or film
To take a picture of a person, place, or thing with a camera
To make a photo using a camera
To use a camera or phone to make a picture
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 Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Take comes from the old Norse taka meaning 'to grab' or 'capture'. So to take a photo or video is to 'capture' a moment by recording it.