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Definitions of 'take'
used with nouns describing actions
1.
You can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say `she took a shower' instead of `she showered.'
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2.
In ordinary spoken or written English, people use take with a range of nouns instead of using a more specific verb. For example, people often say `he took control' or `she took a positive attitude' instead of `he assumed control' or `she adopted a positive attitude.'
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other uses
1.
If you take something, you reach out for it and hold it.
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2.
If you take something with you when you go somewhere, you carry it or have it with you.
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3.
If a person, vehicle, or path takes someone somewhere, they transport or lead them there.
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English for Special Purposes
in Retail
The take from a business activity is the profit or money earned from that activity.
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Pronunciation of 'take'
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Conjugations of 'take'
present simple: I take, you take [...]
past simple: I took, you took [...]
past participle: taken
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Synonyms of 'take'
• grip, grab, seize [...]
• carry, bring, bear [...]
• accompany, lead, bring [...]
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Collocations with the word 'take'
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There are actions that we can take. New Scientist (Life) (2023) Times, Sunday Times (2008) Wall Street Journal (2022)
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Translations of 'take'
English-French
● transitive verb: (=take hold of) prendre; (=remove) prendre; (=remove without permission) prendre; (=bring, carry) [bag, camera, passport, umbrella] prendre [...]
● intransitive verb: (=have desired affect) [dye, fire] prendre; [drug] faire effet [...]
● noun: (Cinema) prise; (=opinion) sentiment [...]
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● transitive verb: (=remove) llevarse; (=steal) robar, llevarse; (=take hold of, seize) tomar [...]
● intransitive verb: (=be effective) [dye] coger, agarrar (Latin America); [vaccination, fire] prender; [glue] pegar [...]
● noun: (Cinema) toma; (especially US) (=takings) ingresos; (=proceeds) recaudación; (US) (Business) caja [...]
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English-German
● transitive verb: = remove, steal nehmen; (= take away with one) mitnehmen; (= remove from its place) wegnehmen; = accompany = carry, transport bringen; (= take along with one) person, things mitnehmen
♦ to take sb somewhere
; = get hold of nehmen
♦ to be taken …
; = capture person fassen, fangen; animal fangen; town, country etc einnehmen, erobern; ship kapern; (Chess etc) schlagen, nehmen; (Cards) trick machen [...]
● intransitive verb: = take hold fire angehen; (dye, perm, graft) angenommen werden; (vaccination) anschlagen; (plant) anwachsen; (seeds) kommen; (fish: = bite) anbeißen; (fig, gimmick) ankommen (inf); (novel, idea) Anklang finden [...]
● noun: Film Aufnahme f; = catch (Hunt) Beute f; (Fishing) Fang m; = takings US inf Einnahmen pl; = approach Einstellung f (on zu) [...]
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English-Italian
● transitive verb: (gen) prendere; (remove, steal) portar via; (bring, carry) portare; (accompany) accompagnare [...]
● intransitive verb: (dye, fire) prendere; (injection) fare effetto; (plant, cutting) attecchire [...]
● noun: (cinema) ripresa [...]
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English-Chinese
● transitive verb: (holiday, vacation) 度; (shower, bath) 洗; (decision) 做; (take hold of:sb’s arm) 拿 [...]
● intransitive verb: (have effect:dye, injection, drug) 见效 [...]
● noun: [count] (Cinema) 镜头; (informal:viewpoint) 看法 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● transitive verb: (gen) tomar; (photo, holiday) tirar; (grab) pegar (em); (gain: prize) ganhar [...]
● intransitive verb: (dye, fire) pegar [...]
● noun: (cinema) tomada [...]
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English-Hindiused with nouns describing actions
● transitive verb: कुछ करने को दर्शाने के लिए प्रयुक्त, (नज़र) डालना, लेना, लेना या पकड़ना [...]
● phrase: समझना [...]
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English-Japaneseused with nouns describing actions
● transitive verb: 浴する, 手に取る [...]
● singular noun: [mainly US, business] 売上高 [...]
● countable noun: 1回分の撮影 [...]
● convention: 受けるかどうかは勝手である [...]
● phrase: 甘受する [...]
● phrase: : [...]
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English-Koreanused with nouns describing actions
● transitive verb: 하다, 잡다, 쥐다 [...]
● singular noun: [mainly US, business] 수익 [...]
● countable noun: 촬영 장면 [...]
● convention: 하려면 하고 싫으면 관둬라, 다른 선택의 여지는 없다 [...]
● phrase: 가만히 당하고만 있다 [...]
● phrase: : [...]
See entry If you take something that does not belong to you, you steal it. Romanian: a fura Ukrainian: красти If you take something, you move it or carry it. Romanian: a lua Ukrainian: брати If you take a vehicle, you ride in it from one place to another. Romanian: a circula Ukrainian: користуватися'take' in other languages
