take


Meanings

  • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property;
  • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
  • carry out;
    • "take action"
    • "take steps"
    • "take vengeance"
  • require (time or space);
  • take somebody somewhere;
    • "can you take me to the main entrance?"
  • get into one's hands, take physically;
    • "Can you take this bag, please"
  • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;
  • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression;
    • "How should I take this message?"
    • "You can't take credit for this!"
  • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere;
  • take into one's possession;
    • "I'll take three salmon steaks"
  • 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"
  • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
  • receive willingly something given or offered;
  • assume, as of positions or roles;
  • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
  • require as useful, just, or proper;
    • "It takes nerve to do what she did"
  • experience or feel or submit to;
  • make a film or photograph of something;
    • "take a scene"
  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract;
    • "take the gun from your pocket"
  • serve oneself to, or consume regularly;
    • "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
  • accept or undergo, often unwillingly;
  • make use of or accept for some purpose;
    • "take a risk"
    • "take an opportunity"
  • take by force;
  • occupy or take on;
  • admit into a group or community;
  • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial;
    • "take a pulse"
    • "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
  • be a student of a certain subject;
  • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;
  • head into a specified direction;
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards;
  • be seized or affected in a specified way;
    • "take sick"
    • "be taken drunk"
  • have with oneself; have on one's person;
    • "She always takes an umbrella"
  • engage for service under a term of contract;
    • "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
  • receive or obtain regularly;
    • "We take the Times every day"
  • buy, select;
    • "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
  • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort;
    • "take shelter from the storm"
  • have sex with; archaic use;
    • "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
  • lay claim to; as of an idea;
  • be designed to hold or take;
    • "This surface will not take the dye"
  • be capable of holding or containing;
    • "This box won't take all the items"
  • develop a habit;
  • proceed along in a vehicle;
  • obtain by winning;
    • "Winner takes all"
  • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
  • TAKE v TOOK, TAKEN, TAKING, TAKES to get possession of TAKABLE, TAKEABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 8

take is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

take is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

take is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 8

take is a valid Words With Friends word