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1. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] take into one's possession.
Synonyms
- accept
- take in
- take back
- take over
- seize
- assume
- collect
- grab
- call back
- recall
- impound
- call in
- sequester
- confiscate
- bear
- repossess
- snap up
- withdraw
- take away
Antonyms
- give
- validate
- unbalance
- orient
- switch on
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Take
- forsake
- remake
- steak
- spake
- snake
- shrake
- schwake
- schnake
- schlake
- quake
- plake
- opaque
- flake
- drake
- break
- brake
- blake
- awake
- yake
- wake
- shake
- shaikh
- shaik
- schake
- sake
- rake
- pake
- paik
- naik
- make
How do you pronounce take?
Pronounce take as teɪk.
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How do you spell take? Is it tkae ?
A common misspelling of take is tkae
Sentences with take
1. Verb, base form
Guests can reach up to take a few home as they leave.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Usually high levels of aluminium are found in those who take high daily dosages.
Quotes about take
1. If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2. Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.
- Sid Caesar
3. It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.
- Max Eastman
2. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] require (time or space).
Synonyms
- be
- eat up
- use
- wipe out
- occupy
- exhaust
- use up
- eat
- consume
- run through
- expend
Antonyms
- leave office
- expand
- disarrange
- recede
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] take somebody somewhere.
Synonyms
- hand
- misguide
- beacon
- direct
- misdirect
- lead astray
- usher
- show
- lead
- guide
- conduct
Antonyms
- rise
- mind
- attend to
- hire
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] get into one's hands, take physically.
Synonyms
- get hold of
- seize
- clutch
Antonyms
- uncover
- infect
- untidy
- dirtiness
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.
Synonyms
- vote in
- screen out
- propose
- fix
- assign
- draw
- select
- decide
- espouse
- screen
- set
- specify
- field
- vote
- set apart
- follow
- think of
- make up one's mind
- plump
- take out
- pick out
- determine
- single out
- pick
- winnow
- pick over
- extract
- go
- anoint
- excerpt
- sieve
- sift
- choose
- sieve out
- cull out
- cream off
- empanel
- elect
- impanel
- panel
- limit
- define
- skim off
- dial
- sort
- nominate
Antonyms
- confused
- obstructed
- encumbered
- undiscerning
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
Synonyms
- re-assume
- assume
- take on
- change
- acquire
Antonyms
- indistinct
- unclearness
- unclear
- ambiguous
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression.
Synonyms
- see
- misinterpret
- misread
- read
- construe
Antonyms
- clutter
- convict
- obfuscate
- guilty
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] assume, as of positions or roles.
Synonyms
- strike
- occupy
- do work
- assume
- fill
- work
Antonyms
- unfasten
- take away
- artifact
- achromatic
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
Synonyms
- bring
- come up
- carry
- conduct
- tube
- convey
- return
- ferry
- come
- fetch
- impart
- bring back
- land
- transmit
- get
- channel
- transport
- whisk
- transit
Antonyms
- sharpen
- win
- bring
- bridle
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] carry out.
Synonyms
- act
Antonyms
- hide
- veil
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))