Take

/teɪk/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
2. (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
3. (transitive) To remove.
4. (transitive) To have sex with.
5. (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
6. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
7. (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
8. (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).

Example Sentences

They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.

I'll take that plate off the table.

All theſe Ceremonies thus being performed; the Prince which ſucceeded taketh a torch, and firſt putteth to the fire himſelfe, and after him all the reſt of the company, and by and by as the fire was kindled out of the toppe of the higheſt turret, an Eagle was let fly to carry vp his ſoule into heaven, and ſo he was afterward reputed, and by the Romanes adored among the reſt of the Gods: […]

That viſage miſ-becomes, thy Pipe / Caſt from thee, Warlike dame, / Take unto thee thy wonted Armes, / And keepe thy Cheekes in frame.

She took the policeman’s helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.

We take, take, take until we can't take anymore. Maybe it's because our inner nature is not primarily one of giving, but of taking. Even these things we take that should balance our lives and give us rest do not. We make work out of them. We do them aggressively; always in control. Take.

took third place

took bribes

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