to take stock
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4.8
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk stɑk/
:
hacer balance
- But I want to just begin by taking stock of where we were before we went on the break.
- time to take stock
- need to take stock
- beginning to take stock
So then it made me start to take stock of the rest of my life.
- So then it made me start to take stock of the rest of my life.
- And it forced me to take stock of what I was really in this for.
- So let's take stock and let's see the good and the bad here.
- And it's slightly harder to take stock and look backwards and see just how far we've come.
- I think the justice people want is that the narcissistic people one day would take stock of all the people they hurt.
- And then and then take stock and, and try and measure what I, I had achieved.
- I'd like all of you to to pause for a moment, you wretched weaklings, and take stock of your miserable existence.
- It is the end of the year, the start of the new year is upon us and it is the perfect time to take stock of our financial lives and look ahead.
- But let's take stock of this whole experience in terms of what I've learned, because honestly, I'm not sure.
- And I'm also constantly taking stock of like, it's the, you know, the, the, the, the, the culture of the industry.
Examples
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World political developments also lead Japan to take stock of its regional strategy.
Academic text (1991) -
OK, let's stop and take stock here for a minute.
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So then it made me start to take stock of the rest of my life.
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And it forced me to take stock of what I was really in this for.
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And what I do is I take stock of myself.
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It's time to take stock of your life.
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Three years later, it is useful to take stock of what has happened since that time.
Academic text (2008) -
Billy, I think it's high time you take stock of yourself.
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It is the end of the year, the start of the new year is upon us and it is the perfect time to take stock of our financial lives and look ahead.
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After the project ended, it was important for the team to take stock of their achievements and challenges.
Synonyms
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1.1
To think carefully before making a decision
335
3.2
To judge how good or useful something is
296
3.0
Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is
184
4.1
Consider a fact or idea and include it when making a decision
105
3.2
To look at all the details and what may happen before you decide
70
6.2
To look at something very carefully to check for mistakes
53
4.1
To pause and think again about a situation to see the bigger picture
28
3.8
To look at someone or something carefully to form an opinion
12
4.1
To make a list of goods and their amounts in a business
To count and check the goods a shop or warehouse has
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
take + stock
The constituents 'take' (perform an action) and 'stock' (inventory/reserve) yield a clear literal sense of 'take inventory' so a learner who knows both words can plausibly infer a meaning related to checking resources. However, the widespread figurative use meaning 'assess or evaluate a situation' is a metaphorical extension that may not be fully predictable without prior exposure, even though many languages have comparable 'take inventory/assess' constructions.
Etymology
Take stock comes from old shop and warehouse practice where owners would literally take their stock by counting the goods to see what they had. So today it means 'to think carefully and check your situation or resources'.