Sự cầm, sự nắm, sự lấy

Chầu, mẻ (số lượng săn được, câu được, bắt được)

a great take of fish

mẻ cá lớn

Số tiền thu được, số tiền nhận được (trong buổi hoà nhạc, diễn kịch.. do bán vé mà có)

(điện ảnh) chuỗi cảnh của phim quay liền một lần không ngừng máy quay lại

Cầm, nắm, giữ, lấy

he took her in his arms and kissed her

anh ta ôm cô ấy trong tay và hôn cô ấy

Lấy nhầm; lấy mất

someone has taken my gloves

ai dó đã lấy cái gang tay của tôi

Chiếm được, bắt được

to be taken in the act

bị bắt quả tang

to take a fortress

chiếm một pháo dài

(không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) trừ vào; trừ di, trích ra

if you take five from twelve you're left with seven

lấy 12 trừ đi 5, anh sẽ còn lại 7

Mang, mang theo, đem, đem theo, đem đi; đem vội

take this letter to the post

hãy mang bức thư này ra bưu điện

take your father this glass of water

bưng lên cho bố con cốc nước này

Đưa, dẫn, dắt

I'll take the children for a walk

Tôi sẽ dẫn bọn trẻ con đi chơi

Đi bằng (phương tiện gì)

to take a bus

đi xe buýt

Đi theo đường

I usually take the M6 when I go to Scotland

tôi thường đi đường M 6 khi đi tới Xcốtlen

Vượt, qua, di quanh

the horse took the first fence beautifully

con ngựa vượt qua hàng rào thứ nhất rất đẹp

(không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) ngồi xuống

to take a chair

ngồi xuống ghế

(không dùng trong các thời tiếp diẽn) có, giữ (quan điểm, thái độ..)

( (thường) ở thế mạnh l?nh) hãy lấy làm thí dụ; coi như một tấm gương

Thuê, mướn (nhà..)

to take a house

thuê một căn nhà

Chọn; mua

to take a gift

chọn một món quà

to take a ticket

mua vé

Ăn, uống, dùng

to take breakfast

ăn sáng, dùng điểm tâm

Ghi, chép, ghi lời, chép lời

to take notes

ghi chép

Chụp ảnh ( ai/cái gì)

to take a photograph of somebody

chụp ảnh ai

Điều khiển

Mr Bean'll take the evening service

ông Bean sẽ điều khiển buổi lễ chiều

Thí nghiệm, đo lường; đo

to take somebody's pulse

bắt mạch ai

the tailor took my measurements for a new suit

người thợ may đo người tôi để cắt một bộ com-lê mới

Làm, thực hiện, thi hành

to take a journey

làm một cuộc du lịch

to take a bath

đi tắm

Lợi dụng, nắm

to take the opportunity

lợi dụng cơ hội, nắm lấy cơ hội

Bị, mắc, nhiễm

to take cold

bị cảm lạnh, bị nhiễm lạnh

Coi như, cho là, xem như, hiểu là

do you take me for a fool?

anh cho tôi là một thằng ngốc sao?

Đòi hỏi, cần có, yêu cầu, phải

it would take a strong man to move it

phải có một người khoẻ mới chuyển nổi cái này di

it does not take more than two minutes to do it

làm cái dó không (đòi hỏi) mất quá hai phút

Chịu, chấp nhận (một trách nhiệm..)

to take a beating

chịu một trận đòn

to take all the responsibility

chịu hết trách nhiệm

( (thường) không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) chịu được, chịu đựng được

he can take a joke

nó có thể chịu được sự đùa bỡn

Phản ứng

she knows how to take him

cô ta biết nên phản ứng với anh ta như thế nào

( (thường) không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) nhận (ai) làm khách hàng (bệnh nhân, người thuê..)

the school doesn't take girls

trường này không nhận con gái

Thi

she takes her finals next summer

cô ấy thi tốt nghiệp vào mùa hè tới

Được cấp, nhận được (một văn bằng)

she took a first in English at Leeds

cô ta nhận được một văn bằng loại ưu về tiếng Anh ở Leeds

Được, đoạt; thu được, giành được

to take a degree at the university

tốt nghiệp đại học

(không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) để chở, chứa được

the bus takes 60 passengers

xe búyt này chứa được 60 hành khách

I don't think the shelf will take any more books

tôi cho rằng giá không chia thêm được sách nữa

Mua thường xuyên, mua dài hạn (báo, tạp chí...)

the "Times" is the only paper he takes

tờ " Thời báo" là tờ báo độc nhất anh ấy mua dài hạn

Quyến rũ, hấp dẫn, lôi cuốn

to be taken with

bị lôi cuốn, bị quyến rũ, say mê, say đắm

Vượt qua, đi tới, nhảy vào; trốn tránh

to take an obstacle

vượt qua một điều trở ngại, vượt qua một vật chướng ngại

the thoroughbred takes the hedge with greatest ease

con ngựa nòi vượt qua hàng rào một cách hết sức dễ dàng

to take the water

nhảy xuống nướcc

the bandits had taken the forest

bọn cướp đã trốn vào rừng

Rút ra, lấy ra

the machine takes its name from its inventor

chiếc máy lấy tên của người đã phát minh ra nó

(không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) hiểu, giải thích (cái gì theo một cách riêng biệt)

she took what he said as a compliment

cô ta hiểu những điều anh ấy nói như là một lời khen

do you take my meaning?

anh có hiểu ý tôi không?

(không dùng trong các thời tiếp diễn) hiểu được, hiểu (cái gì)

I don't think she took my meaning

tôi không nghĩ rằng bà ta hiểu ý tôi muốn nói

Bật, bén (lửa); ngấm, có hiệu lực (thuốc)

the medicine did not take

thuốc không có hiệu lực

Ăn ảnh

she does not take well

cô ta không ăn ảnh lắm

Thành công, được ưa thích

his second play took even more than the first

vở kịch thứ hai của ông ta còn thành công hơn cả vở kịch thứ nhất

( + from) rút ra, lấy ra (từ một nơi hoặc nguồn đặc biệt)

part of her article is taken from my book on the subject

một phần bài báo của bà ta là lấy từ cuốn sách của tôi viết về đề tài này

to take after

giống

he takes after his uncle

nó giảng ông chú nó

to take along

mang theo, đem theo

I'll take that book along with me

Tôi sẽ mang theo cuốn sách này với tôi

to take aside

kéo ra một chữ, đưa ra một chủ đề nói riêng

to take away

mang đi, lấy đi, đem đi, cất di

to take back

lấy lại, mang về, đem về

to take back one's words

nói lại, rút lui ý kiến

to take down

tháo xuống, bỏ xuống, hạ xuống

Tháo ra, dỡ ra

Ghi chép

Làm nhục, sỉ nhục

Nuốt khó khăn

to take from

giảm bớt, làm yếu

to take in

mời vào, đưa vào, dẫn vào, đem vào (người dàn bà mình sẽ ngồi cạnh ở bàn tiệc)

Tiếp đón; nhận cho ở trọ

to take in lodgers

nhận khách trọ

Thu nhận, nhận nuôi

to take in an orphan

nhận nuôi một trẻ mồ côi

Mua dài hạn (báo chí...)

Nhận (công việc) về nhà làm

to take in sewing

nhận đồ khâu về nhà làm

Thu nhỏ, làm hẹp lại

to take in a dress

khâu hẹp cái áo

Gồm có, bao gồm

Hiểu, nắm được, đánh giá đúng

to take in a situation

nắm được tình hình

Vội tin, nhắm mắt mà tin

to take in a statement

nhắm mắt mà tin một bản tuyên bố

Lừa phỉnh, lừa gạt, cho vào tròng, cho vào bẫy

to take into

đưa vào, dụ vào, đem vào

to take someone into one's confidence

thổ lộ chuyện riêng với ai

to take it into one's head (mind)

có ý nghĩ, có ý định

to take off

bỏ (mũ), cởi (quần áo); giật ra, lấy di, cuốn di

to take off one's hat to somebody

thán phục ai

Dọn đi, đưa đi, tiễn đưa (ai)

to take oneself off

ra di, bỏ di

Nhổ đi, xoá bỏ, làm mất tích

Nuốt chửng, nốc, húp sạch

Bớt, giảm (giá...)

Bắt chước; nhái, giễu

(thể dục,thể thao) giậm nhảy

(hàng không) cất cánh

to take on

đảm nhiệm, nhận làm, gách vác

to take on extra work

nhận làm việc thêm (việc ngoài giờ)

to take on responsibilities

đảm nhận trách nhiệm

Nhận đánh cược, nhận lời thách đố

to take someone on at billiards

nhận đấu bi a với ai

to take on a bet

nhận đánh cược

Nhận vào làm, thuê, mướn (người làm...)

Dọn đi tiếp

(thông tục) choáng váng, xúc động mạnh, bị kích thích; làm hoảng lên

to take out

đưa ra, dẫn ra ngoài

Lấy ra, rút ra; xoá sạch, tẩy sạch, làm mất đi

to take out a stain

xoá sạch một vết bẩn

to take it out of

rút hết sức lực (của ai), làm (ai) mệt lử; trả thù (ai)

Nhận được, được cấp, được phát (bằng, giấy phép, giấy đăng ký...)

Nhận (cái gì...) để bù vào; nhận số lương tương đương để bù vào

as he could not get paid he took it out in goods

vì nó không lấy được tiền nên phải lấy hàng bù vào

to take over

chuyển, chở, đưa, dẫn qua (đường, sông...)

Tiếp quản, kế tục, nối nghiệp, tiếp tục

we take over Hanoi in 1954

chúng ta tiếp quản Hà nội năm 1954

to take over the watch

thay (đổi) phiên gác

to take to

dùng đến, nhờ cậy đến, cần đến

the ship was sinking and they had to take to the boats

tàu bị chìm và họ phải dùng đến thuyền

Chạy trốn, trốn tránh

to take to flight

bỏ chạy, rút chạy

to take to the mountain

trốn vào núi

Bắt đầu ham thích, bắt đầu say mê, tập, nhiễm

to take to drinking

bắt đầu nghiện rượu

to take to bad habits

nhiễm những thói xấu

to take to chemistry

ham thích hoá học

Có cảm tình, ưa, mến

the baby takes to her nurse at once

đứa bé mến ngay người vú

to take to the streets

xuống đường (biểu tình, tuần hành...)

to take up

nhặt, cầm lên, lượm lên; đưa lên, dẫn lên, mang lên

Cho (hành khách) lên (ô tô, xe lửa)

the car stops to take up passengers

xe đỗ lại cho hành khách lên, xe đỗ lại lấy khách

Tiếp tục (một công việc bỏ dở...)

Chọn (một nghề); đảm nhiệm, gánh vác (một công việc)

Thu hút, choán, chiếm (thời gian, tâm trí...)

Hút, thấm

sponges take up water

bọt biển thấm (hút) nước

Bắt giữ, tóm

he was taken up by the police

nó bị công an bắt giữ

thông tục) la rầy, quát mắng, trách móc

Ngắt lời (ai...)

Đề cập đến, xét đến, bàn đến (một vấn đề)

Hiểu

to take up someone's idea

hiểu ý ai

Nhận, áp dụng

to take up a bet

nhận đánh cược

to take up a challenge

nhận lời thách

to take up a method

áp dụng một phương pháp

Móc lên (một mũi đan tuột...)

to take up a dropped stitch

móc lên một mũi đan tuột

Vặn chặt (chỗ jơ); căng (dây cáp)

to take up with

kết giao với, giao thiệp với, đi lại với, thân thiết với, chơi bời với

to take aim

(xem) aim

to take one's chance

(xem) chance

to take earth

chui xuống lỗ (đen & bóng)

to take one's life in one's hand

liều mạng

mẻ (số lượng thu được tại mỏ hoặc mua được ở mỏ)

đông cứng lại (xi măng)

lấy kích thước

dẫn (dẫn tiến)

đo đạc

đưa

lấy đi

lấy

phần chia (lời)

phần chia lời

V.

Grip, seize, grasp, clasp, get, get or take hold of, grab,snatch, clutch, catch, capture, obtain, lay hold of, lay (one's)hands on, procure, acquire, gain (possession of), takepossession of, secure, win, carry off, abduct, Colloq nab: Thepolice took him into custody. He takes what he can get. When itcomes to ineptitude, Sue certainly takes the prize. 2 pick,select, choose, opt for, settle or decide or fasten on or upon:When you get to the fork, take the road to the left.

Appropriate, arrogate, extract, carry off or away, steal,purloin, pilfer, filch, palm, rob, shoplift, pocket, remove,walk off or away with, run or make off or away with; embezzle,misappropriate, peculate; plagiarize, pirate; Colloq lift,swipe, snitch, Chiefly Brit pinch, nick, Slang knock off, hook,rip off, liberate, US boost, crook: They took what didn'tbelong to them.

Reserve, book, engage; hire, rent, lease: Hetook a room in a small hotel, where he began to write detectivefiction. 5 acquire, get, adopt; assume, derive, obtain, draw,receive, inherit: He has taken his bad manners from you. Thefilm takes its title from the book. 6 accept, receive, bear,withstand, stand, endure, weather, tolerate, abide, brave, gothrough, undergo, suffer, submit to, swallow, Colloq put upwith, brook, stomach, Brit stick: She took the news aboutLeon's relapse quite well. I have taken quite enough from youalready. 7 assume, bear, undertake, adopt, arrogate;acknowledge, accept: Kevin took full responsibility for themistake.

Believe, think, judge, deem, hold, feel; take for,assess (as), consider (as), regard (as), view (as), accept(for): I take people to be honest till proven otherwise. Shetook him for a fool when they first met. 9 carry, convey, bear,transport, bring, deliver, ferry; haul, cart: Will this traintake me to Aylesbury? They took the bicycle to Old Lyme in avan. 10 take up, study, be involved or occupied in or with,apply oneself to, learn; read, Colloq tackle: I cannot believethat Doreen is taking home economics. He took a course in carmaintenance. 11 prove or be effective or efficacious oroperative or functional, take effect, take hold, operate,function, work, perform, Colloq do the trick: If the transplantfails to take, the doctors will have to operate again. 12 exact,extract, get: She took revenge by denying him certainprivileges.

Swallow, eat, consume, ingest, devour, gulpdown, gobble up or down, wolf, bolt; drink, imbibe, quaff;inhale: Rudolf takes pills of every conceivable colour. Thedoctor said I could take a wee nip now and then. Sonya steppedout to take a breath of fresh air. 14 subtract, deduct, remove,take away, take from, take off: Take three from five. Five,take away two, leaves three. It's cheaper when you've taken offthe discount. 15 end, terminate, annihilate, wipe out; kill:The assault on Leningrad took tens of thousands of lives. TheLord giveth and the Lord taketh away. 16 require, demand, need,necessitate, call for: Remember, it takes two to tango. It tookhim two years to complete the fresco. It takes six to sail hisyawl. 17 hold, contain, accommodate, accept, fit in: Thisstorage bin cannot take anything else, it's completely full.

Convey, lead, conduct; escort, convoy, guide, accompany: Thisroad takes you directly to the yacht club. He asked to be takento the manager's office. 19 understand, gather, interpret,perceive, apprehend, deduce, conclude, infer, judge, deem,assume, suppose, imagine, see: I take it from your expressionthat you've had bad news.

Charm, captivate, capture,attract, lure, allure: There was something about him that tookher fancy.

Use, employ, make use of, establish, put in(to)place, adopt, put into effect, effect, apply; resort to, haverecourse to, turn to: The police have taken measures to ensurethat it doesn't happen again. 22 clear, get or go over or pastor round or through: Browning's Delight took the last jumpeasily. He must have taken that corner at 90! 23 experience,entertain, feel: She seemed to take an instant dislike to me.24 express, voice, raise, put forth: I hope you will not takeobjection or exception to what I am about to tell you. 25 causeor make or induce or drive or persuade (someone) to go or be:What takes you to M laga in August?

Act, assume, play,perform: I'm taking the part of the wicked witch in the localpantomime.

Bilk, cheat, swindle, defraud, Colloq con, Britfiddle: When he examined his wallet he realized he'd beentaken.

Take aback. astound, astonish, surprise, startle,shock: She was really taken aback at the news.

Take after.a resemble, look like, be the spitting image or the spit andimage of, favour, remind one of, Colloq be a chip off the oldblock: He takes after his grandfather. b Sometimes, take offafter. chase, follow, run after, pursue: When the man stole thenewspaper and ran, the shopkeeper took after him at a gallop. 30take back. retract, withdraw, recant, disavow, repudiate: Henow wants to take back what he said about you.

Take down. anote, make a note or memo or memorandum of, write down, record,put or set down, put in writing, document, transcribe,chronicle: Please take down what I am about to tell you. bdebase, deflate, lower, diminish, belittle, depreciate,deprecate, humble, humiliate, shame, disparage, degrade,disgrace: She certainly took that pompous ass down a peg ortwo.

Take in. a accommodate, receive, let in, quarter,board, lodge: When her children grew up and left home, shedecided to take in lodgers. b deceive, fool, trick, impose upon,overcharge, cheat, mulct, defraud, cozen, bilk, dupe, gull,hoodwink, swindle, Colloq bamboozle, con, pull the wool over(someone's) eyes, Slang Brit do: He was really taken in by thattime-share deal. c include, subsume, embrace, comprise, cover,encompass, contain: Our sales figures take in all of NorthAmerica, not just Canada.

Take it. a withstand or tolerateor survive punishment or abuse, survive: The Marines areextremely tough and can take it. b See 20, above.

Take off.a remove, doff, strip or peel off, discard, divest (oneself) of:Take off your hat in the house. b satirize, lampoon,caricature, mock, parody, travesty, burlesque, mimic, imitate,Colloq spoof, Brit send up: It is not always easy to take offmembers of the Cabinet. c depart, leave, go (away), decamp; flyoff, become airborne, lift off, blast off; Colloq skedaddle,make (oneself) scarce, Slang hit the road, scram, beat it,split: You'd better take off before they find you here. Theplane is due to take off at 18.35. 35 take on. a hire, engage,employ, enrol, enlist, retain: We are so busy that we havetaken on ten new people. b challenge, rival, face, contendagainst, oppose, match or pit (oneself) against, vie with,fight: Are you in any condition to take on the champion? cassume, accept, undertake, tackle: You might be taking on morethan you bargained for.

Take out. entertain, escort, inviteout; court, woo: He took her out to dinner at a Chineserestaurant.

Take over. assume or take or usurp or gaincontrol or possession or command of: A huge conglomerate istrying to take over our company.

Take to. a like, findpleasant or pleasing, feel affection or liking or affinity for,find suitable: We took to each other the very first time wemet. He took to computers as a duck takes to water. b leave ordepart or take off for, run for, head for, flee to, make for:When the attack came, the villagers took to the hills.

Takeup. a pick up, accept, agree to, acquiesce to, accede to: Shetook up his offer, and they've been married for forty years. bassume, resume, carry on, continue, go on with, follow on with,pick up: After a pause, he took up the thread of the story oncemore. c espouse, embrace, become interested or involved in,support, sponsor, advocate: She took up the cause of women'srights at her age? d occupy, cover, use (up), fill (up):Bernard's exercise equipment now takes up half the living-room.e deal with, treat, consider, bring up, raise: Next week ourpanellists will take up the question, 'Who benefits fromeducation?'

N.

Revenue, takings, yield, return, receipts, proceeds,gain, profit(s); gate, box office: How much was the take fromthe first day?

V. & n.

V. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one'shands.

Tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win.3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (takelodgings).

Tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use.

Tr.use as a means of transport (took a taxi).

Tr. regularly buyor subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical etc.).

Tr. obtain after fulfilling the required conditions (take adegree).

Tr. occupy (take a chair).

Tr. make use of (takethe next turning on the left).

Tr. consume as food ormedicine (took tea; took the pills).

Intr. a be successfulor effective (the inoculation did not take). b (of a plant,seed, etc.) begin to grow.

Tr. require or use up (will onlytake a minute; these things take time).

Tr. cause to come orgo with one; convey (take the book home; the bus will take youall the way).

Tr. remove; dispossess a person of (someonehas taken my pen).

Tr. catch or be infected with (fire orfever etc.).

Tr. a experience or be affected by (takefright; take pleasure). b give play to (take comfort). c exert(take courage; take no notice).

Tr. find out and note (aname and address; a person's temperature etc.) by enquiry ormeasurement.

Tr. grasp mentally; understand (I take yourpoint; I took you to mean yes).

Tr. treat or regard in aspecified way (took the news calmly; took it badly).

Tr.(foll. by for) regard as being (do you take me for an idiot?).21 tr. a accept (take the offer). b submit to (take a joke;take no nonsense; took a risk).

Tr. choose or assume (took adifferent view; took a job; took the initiative).

Tr. derive(takes its name from the inventor).

Tr. (foll. by from)subtract (take 3 from 9).

Tr. execute, make, or undertake;perform or effect (take notes; take an oath; take a decision;take a look).

Tr. occupy or engage oneself in; indulge in;enjoy (take a rest; take exercise; take a holiday).

Tr.conduct (took the school assembly).

Tr. deal with in acertain way (took the corner too fast).

Tr. a teach or betaught (a subject). b be examined in (a subject).

Tr. make(a photograph) with a camera; photograph (a person or thing).31 tr. use as an instance (let us take Napoleon).

Tr. Gram.have or require as part of the appropriate construction (thisverb takes an object).

Tr. have sexual intercourse with (awoman).

Tr. (in passive; foll. by by, with) be attracted orcharmed by.

N.

An amount taken or caught in one session orattempt etc.

A scene or sequence of film photographedcontinuously at one time.

Esp. US takings, esp. moneyreceived at a theatre for seats.

Printing the amount of copyset up at one time.

Colloq. beat or defeat. take asidesee ASIDE. take as read accept without reading or discussing.take away 1 remove or carry elsewhere.

Subtract.

Brit. buy(food etc.) at a shop or restaurant for eating elsewhere.take-away Brit. attrib.adj. (of food) bought at a shop orrestaurant for eating elsewhere.

N.

An establishmentselling this.

The food itself (let's get a take-away). takeback 1 retract (a statement).

Convey (a person or thing) tohis or her or its original position.

Carry (a person) inthought to a past time.

Printing transfer to the previousline. take the biscuit (or bun or cake) colloq. be the mostremarkable. take a bow see BOW(2). take care of see CARE.take a chance etc. see CHANCE. take down 1 write down (spokenwords).

Remove (a structure) by separating it into pieces.

Humiliate. take effect see EFFECT. take for granted see GRANT.take fright see FRIGHT. take from diminish; weaken; detractfrom. take heart be encouraged. take hold see HOLD(1).take-home pay the pay received by an employee after thededuction of tax etc. take ill (US sick) colloq. be taken ill.take in 1 receive as a lodger etc.

Undertake (work) at home.3 make (a garment etc.) smaller.

Understand (did you takethat in?).

Cheat (managed to take them all in).

Include orcomprise.

Colloq. visit (a place) on the way to another(shall we take in Avebury?).

Furl (a sail).

Brit.regularly buy (a newspaper etc.). take-in n. a deception.take in hand 1 undertake; start doing or dealing with.

Undertake the control or reform of (a person). take intoaccount see ACCOUNT. take it 1 (often foll. by that + clause)assume (I take it that you have finished).

Colloq. endure adifficulty or hardship in a specified way (took it badly). takeit easy see EASY. take it from me (or take my word for it) Ican assure you. take it ill resent it. take it into one's headsee HEAD. take it on one (or oneself) (foll. by to + infin.)venture or presume. take it or leave it (esp. in imper.) anexpression of indifference or impatience about another'sdecision after making an offer. take it out of 1 exhaust thestrength of.

Have revenge on. take it out on relieve one'sfrustration by attacking or treating harshly. take one's leaveof see LEAVE(2). take a lot of (or some) doing be hard to do.take a person's name in vain see VAIN. take off 1 a remove(clothing) from one's or another's body. b remove or lead away.2 deduct (part of an amount).

Depart, esp. hastily (took offin a fast car).

Colloq. mimic humorously.

Jump from theground.

Become airborne.

(of a scheme, enterprise, etc.)become successful or popular.

Have (a period) away from work.take-off 1 the act of becoming airborne.

An act of mimicking.3 a place from which one jumps. take oneself off go away. takeon 1 undertake (work etc.).

Engage (an employee).

Bewilling or ready to meet (an adversary in sport, argument, etc.,esp. a stronger one).

Acquire (a new meaning etc.).

Colloq. show strong emotion. take orders see ORDER. take out 1remove from within a place; extract.

Escort on an outing.

Get (a licence or summons etc.) issued.

US = take away 3.

Bridge remove (a partner or a partner's call) from a suit bybidding a different one or no trumps.

Murder or destroy.take a person out of himself or herself make a person forget hisor her worries. take over 1 succeed to the management orownership of.

Take control.

Printing transfer to the nextline. take-over n. the assumption of control (esp. of abusiness); the buying-out of one company by another. take partsee PART. take place see PLACE. take a person's point seePOINT. take shape assume a distinct form; develop intosomething definite. take sides see SIDE. take stock see STOCK.take the sun see SUN. take that! an exclamation accompanying ablow etc. take one's time not hurry. take to 1 begin or fallinto the habit of (took to smoking).

Have recourse to.

Adapt oneself to.

Form a liking for. take to heart seeHEART. take to one's heels see HEEL(1). take to pieces seePIECE. take the trouble see TROUBLE. take up 1 becomeinterested or engaged in (a pursuit).

Adopt as a prot‚g‚.

Occupy (time or space).

Begin (residence etc.).

Resumeafter an interruption.

Interrupt or question (a speaker).

Accept (an offer etc.).

Shorten (a garment).

Lift up.

Absorb (sponges take up water).

Take (a person) into avehicle.

Pursue (a matter etc.) further. take a person upon accept (a person's offer etc.). take up with begin toassociate with.

Takable adj. (also takeable). [OE tacan f.ON taka]