to take
- verb
- /teɪk/
- His team worked hard to take first place in the competition this year.
- take control
- take possession of
- take credit
And he winds up trying to take the city.
- And he winds up trying to take the city.
- And he says they're going to take Taiwan now.
- Jory has been conquered, has been taken by Guillaume, right?
- They didn't agree, so Leopold decided to take things into his own hands.
- Biden talks about how, hey, when we took over, the economy was flat.
- I will, as David Goggin says, take their souls.
Examples
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And he winds up trying to take the city.
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- I decided not to take anymore orders for now, sort of lay low.
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The respondents also believed that the use of technology took away from precious activity time.
Academic text (2008) -
Do you think you can take Khabib down?
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Take three men and put Private Mulvaney under arrest!
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In Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan, Islamic insurgents threaten to take power and offer safe haven to terrorists.
Academic text (2011) -
They drive back the Austrian outposts and take the San Marco Chapel.
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The soldiers managed to take control of the fortress after a fierce battle.
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The artist hopes to take the award for Best New Artist at the upcoming ceremony.
Synonyms
To catch and take control of someone or something after a chase
Start to have power and make decisions about something
Gain control of a company, organization, or government
To take power or money in a dishonest, selfish way
To take something using legal power, often for a short time
To take power or a position from someone without the right, often by force
Gets something, often by grabbing it or making it theirs
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
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 Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Take comes from the old Norse taka meaning 'to seize' or 'claim'. So when something 'takes' lives or 'takes' a toll, it is like it has 'taken' or claimed them.