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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. take
verb. ['ˈteɪk'] carry out.
Synonyms
- act
Antonyms
- hide
- veil
Etymology
- taken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- tacan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Take Hold
- uncontrolled
- decontrolled
- undersold
- controlled
- withhold
- patrolled
- oversold
- fourfold
- foretold
- extolled
- consoled
- uphold
- untold
- unsold
- unfold
- twofold
- strolled
- resold
- remold
- outsold
- machold
- enrolled
- enfold
- cajoled
- behold
- scold
- paroled
- ahold
- wold
- vold
2. hold
verb. ['ˈhoʊld'] keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean".
Synonyms
- hold over
- maintain
- bear on
- uphold
- continue
- carry on
- pressurise
- housekeep
- keep
- conserve
- preserve
- distance
Antonyms
- survive
- outgo
- stand
- shrink
Etymology
- hold (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- holden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- healdan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. 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))
4. 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))
5. hold
verb. ['ˈhoʊld'] organize or be responsible for.
Synonyms
- have
- make
- give
- direct
Antonyms
- open
- disintegrate
- give
- disconnect
Etymology
- hold (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- holden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- healdan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. hold
verb. ['ˈhoʊld'] have or hold in one's hands or grip.
Synonyms
- interlace
- clutch
- clinch
- hold tight
- interlock
- cradle
- lock
- hold on
- hold close
- take hold
- grasp
- trap
Antonyms
- acquit
- qualify
- fail
- pass
Etymology
- hold (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hold (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- holden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- healdan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. 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))
8. 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))
9. 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))
10. 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))