1. (

• take ,

) carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance" ;

2. (

• take ,
• occupy ,
• use_up ,

) require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" ;

3. (

• lead ,
• take ,
• direct ,
• conduct ,
• guide

) take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" ;

4. (

• take ,
• get_hold_of

) get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" ;

5. (

• assume ,
• acquire ,
• adopt ,
• take_on ,
• take ,

) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables" ;

6. (

• take ,
• read ,

) interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?" ;

7. (

• bring ,
• convey ,
• take ,

) take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" ;

8. (

• take

) take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" ;

9. (

• take ,

) travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" ;

10. (

• choose ,
• take ,
• select ,
• pick_out

) pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" ;

11. (

• accept ,
• take ,
• have ,

) receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" ;

12. (

• fill ,
• take ,
• occupy ,

) assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" ;

13. (

• consider ,
• take ,
• deal ,
• look_at

) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" ;

14. (

• necessitate ,
• ask ,
• postulate ,
• need ,
• require ,
• take ,
• involve ,
• call_for ,
• demand

) require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" ;

15. (

• take

) experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" ;

16. (

• film ,
• shoot ,
• take ,

) make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" ;

17. (

• remove ,
• take ,
• take_away ,
• withdraw ,

) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" ;

18. (

• consume ,
• ingest ,
• take_in ,
• take ,
• have

) serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" ;

19. (

• take ,
• submit ,

) accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" ;

20. (

• take ,
• accept ,

) make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" ;

21. (

• take ,

) take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" ;

22. (

• assume ,
• take ,
• strike ,
• take_up ,

) occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" ;

23. (

• accept ,
• admit ,
• take ,