Definitionen
1.VerbTo get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force."They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.; I'll take that plate off the table.; take the guards prisoner; take prisoners; After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.; took ten catfish in one afternoon; Billy took her pencil.; take a toll; take revenge; took the next two tricks; took Smith's rook"
2.VerbTo seize or capture."take the guards prisoner; take prisoners; After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city."
3.VerbTo catch or get possession of (fish or game)."took ten catfish in one afternoon"
4.VerbTo catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
5.VerbTo appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off."Billy took her pencil."
6.VerbTo exact."take a toll; take revenge"
7.VerbTo capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game."took the next two tricks; took Smith's rook"
8.VerbTo receive or accept (something, especially something which was given)."took third place; took bribes; The camera takes 35mm film.; The store doesn't take checks.; She wouldn't take any money for her help.; Do you take plastic?; The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins.; take my advice; take a wife; The school only takes new students in the fall.; The therapist wouldn't take him as a client.; He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.; She took the blame, in the public's eyes, although the debacle was more her husband's fault than her own."
9.VerbTo receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation."The store doesn't take checks.; She wouldn't take any money for her help.; Do you take plastic?; The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins."
10.VerbTo accept and follow (advice, etc.)."take my advice"
11.VerbTo receive into some relationship."take a wife; The school only takes new students in the fall.; The therapist wouldn't take him as a client."
12.VerbTo receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
13.VerbTo accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right)."He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.; She took the blame, in the public's eyes, although the debacle was more her husband's fault than her own."
14.VerbTo remove."take two eggs from the carton; The earthquake took many lives.; The plague took rich and poor alike.; Cancer took her life.; He took his life last night.; Take one from three and you are left with two."
15.VerbTo remove or end by death; to kill."The earthquake took many lives.; The plague took rich and poor alike.; Cancer took her life.; He took his life last night."
16.VerbTo subtract."Take one from three and you are left with two."
17.VerbTo have sex with.
18.VerbTo defeat (someone or something) in a fight."Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.; The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!"
19.VerbTo grasp or grip."He took her hand in his."
20.VerbTo select or choose; to pick."Take whichever bag you like.; She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city.; I'll take the blue plates.; I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please.; She took his side in every argument.; take a stand on the important issues"
21.VerbTo adopt (select) as one's own."She took his side in every argument.; take a stand on the important issues"
22.VerbTo carry or lead (something or someone)."She took her sword with her everywhere she went.; I'll take the plate with me.; The next bus will take you to Metz.; I took him for a ride; I took him down to London.; These stairs take you down to the basement.; Stone Street took us right past the store.; She took the steps two or three at a time.; He took the curve / corner too fast.; The pony took every hedge and fence in its path.; He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home."
23.VerbTo transport or carry; to convey to another place."The next bus will take you to Metz.; I took him for a ride; I took him down to London."
24.VerbTo lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching."These stairs take you down to the basement.; Stone Street took us right past the store."
25.VerbTo pass (or attempt to pass) through or around."She took the steps two or three at a time.; He took the curve / corner too fast.; The pony took every hedge and fence in its path."
26.VerbTo escort or conduct (a person)."He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home."
27.VerbTo go.
28.VerbTo use as a means of transportation."take the ferry; I took a plane.; He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester.; He's 96 but he still takes the stairs."
29.VerbTo obtain for use by payment or lease."She took a condo at the beach for the summer.; He took a full-page ad in the Times.; They took two magazines.; I used to take The Sunday Times."
30.VerbTo obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription."They took two magazines.; I used to take The Sunday Times."
31.VerbTo receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest."take two of these and call me in the morning; take the blue pill; I take aspirin every day to thin my blood."
32.VerbTo consume (food or drink)."The general took dinner at seven o'clock."
33.VerbTo undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to."take sun-baths; take a shower; She made the decision to take chemotherapy."
34.VerbTo experience or feel."She takes pride in her work.; I take offence at that.; to take a dislike; to take pleasure in his opponent's death"
35.VerbTo submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure)."took a pay cut; take a joke; If you're in an abusive relationship, don't just sit and take it; you can get help.; The hull took a lot of punishment before it broke.; I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell.; That truck bed will only take two tons."
36.VerbTo suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage)."The ship took a direct hit and was destroyed.; Her career took a hit."
37.VerbTo participate in."She took a vacation to France but spent the whole time feeling miserable that her husband couldn't be there with her.; Aren't you supposed to take your math final today?; Despite my misgivings, I decided to take a meeting with the Russian lawyer."
38.VerbTo cause to change to a specified state or condition."He had to take it apart to fix it.; She took down her opponent in two minutes."
39.VerbTo regard in a specified way."He took the news badly."
40.VerbTo conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind."took the decision to close its last remaining outlet; took a dim view of city officials"
41.VerbTo understand (especially in a specified way)."Don't take my comments as an insult.; if she took my meaning"
42.VerbTo believe, to accept the statements of."take her word for it; take him at his word"
43.VerbTo assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider."I took him to be a person of honor.; He was often taken to be a man of means.; Do you take me for a fool?; Do you take me to be stupid?; Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father."
44.VerbTo draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something)."take it from her comments she won't be there.; I'm not sure what moral to take from that story."
45.VerbTo derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.""As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey""
46.VerbTo catch or contract (an illness, etc.)."took a chill; to take cold"
47.VerbTo come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
48.VerbTo captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of."took her fancy; took her attention"
49.VerbTo absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.)."cloth that takes dye well; The flu shot didn't take (on me).; the leather that takes a certain kind of polish"
50.VerbTo let in (water).
51.VerbTo require ."Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down.; Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime."
52.VerbTo proceed to fill."He took a seat in the front row."
53.VerbTo fill, occupy, require, or use up (space)."His collection takes a lot of space."
54.VerbTo fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time)."Unloading the moving truck took us half a day, but this mess of a house will take us all weekend to tidy up. It takes ages to finish house moving!; Hunting that whale takes most of his free time.; The trip will take about ten minutes.; It takes a while to get used to the smell."
55.VerbTo avail oneself of; to exploit."He took that opportunity to leave France."
56.VerbTo practice; perform; execute; carry out; do."take a walk; take action/steps/measures to fight drug abuse; take a trip; take aim; take the tempo slowly; The kick is taken from where the foul occurred.; Pirès ran in to take the kick.; The throw-in is taken from the point where the ball crossed the touch-line."
57.VerbTo assume or perform (a form or role).
To assume (a form)."took the form of a duck; took shape; a god taking the likeness of a bird; take the part of the villain/hero; take office; take the throne"
58.VerbTo assume (a form)."took the form of a duck; took shape; a god taking the likeness of a bird"
59.VerbTo perform (a role)."take the part of the villain/hero"
60.VerbTo assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.)."take office; take the throne"
61.VerbTo bind oneself by."he took the oath of office last night"
62.VerbTo go into, through, or along."go down two blocks and take the next left; take the path of least resistance; the witness took the stand; the next team took the field"
63.VerbTo go or move into."the witness took the stand; the next team took the field"
64.VerbTo have and use one's recourse to."take cover/shelter/refuge"
65.VerbTo ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry."take her pulse / temperature / blood pressure; take a census"
66.VerbTo write down; to get in, or as if in, writing."He took a mental inventory of his supplies.; She took careful notes."
67.VerbTo make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something)."She took a video of their encounter.; Could you take a picture of us?; The police took his fingerprints."
68.VerbTo make a picture, photograph, etc. of (a person, scene, etc.)."The photographer will take you sitting down.; to take a group/scene"
69.VerbTo obtain money from, especially by swindling."took me for ten grand"
70.VerbTo apply oneself to the study of."As a child, she took ballet.; Next semester, I plan to take math, physics, literature, and art history."
71.VerbTo deal with."take matters as they arise"
72.VerbTo consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example."I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then […] etc."
73.VerbTo decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass."He'll probably take this one."
74.VerbTo accept as an input to a relation.
To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.)."This verb takes the dative; that verb takes the genitive.; The function takes two arguments, an array of size n and an integer k."
75.VerbTo have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.)."This verb takes the dative; that verb takes the genitive."
76.VerbTo accept (zero or more arguments)."The function takes two arguments, an array of size n and an integer k."
77.VerbTo buy."take a ticket"
78.VerbTo get or accept (something) into one's possession."My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives."
79.VerbTo engage, take hold or have effect.
To adhere or be absorbed properly."the dye didn't take; Boiling pasta with a bit of the sauce in the water will help the sauce "take."; not all grafts take; I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take."
80.VerbTo adhere or be absorbed properly."the dye didn't take; Boiling pasta with a bit of the sauce in the water will help the sauce "take.""
81.VerbTo begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to take root, take hold."not all grafts take; I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take."
82.VerbTo catch; to engage.
83.VerbTo win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people.
84.VerbTo become; to be affected in a specified way."They took ill within 3 hours.; She took sick with the flu."
85.VerbTo be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.
86.VerbAn intensifier.
87.VerbTo deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).
88.VerbTo give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit."He took me a blow on the head."
89.VerbTo visit; to include in a course of travel.
90.VerbTo portray in a painting.
91.VerbUsed in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
92.NounThe or an act of taking.
93.NounSomething that is taken; a haul.
Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; profits; takings."He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.; The mayor is on the take."
94.NounMoney that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; profits; takings."He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.; The mayor is on the take."
95.NounThe or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
96.NounAn interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position."What's your take on this issue, Fred?; Another unsolicited maths take: talking about quotients in terms of "equivalence classes" or cosets is really unnatural."
97.NounAn approach, a (distinct) treatment."a new take on a traditional dish"
98.NounA scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene."It's a take.; Act seven, scene three, take two."
99.NounA recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
100.NounA visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event."did a double take and then a triple take; I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway."
101.NounAn instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
102.NounA catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
103.NounThe quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.