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taking:

taking adj

  1. taking
    amiable; benign; affable; friendly; taking; bland
  2. taking
    – very attractive; capturing interest 1
    taking; winning; fetching
    – very attractive; capturing interest 1
    • taking adj
      • something inexpressibly taking in his manner1
    • winning adj
      • a winning personality1
    • fetching adj
      • a fetching new hairstyle1

taking [the ~] nom

  1. the taking
    the amputation; the amputating; the removing; the taking
  2. the taking
    the capture; the taking
  3. the taking
    the arrest; the grab; the taking
  4. the taking
    – the act of someone who picks up or takes something 1
    the taking; the pickings
    – the act of someone who picks up or takes something 1
    • taking [the ~] nom
      • clothing could be had for the taking1
    • pickings [the ~] nom
      • the pickings were easy1

Related Words for "taking":


Alternate Synonyms for "taking":


Related Definitions for "taking":

  1. very attractive; capturing interest1
    • something inexpressibly taking in his manner1
  2. the act of someone who picks up or takes something1
    • clothing could be had for the taking1

taking form of take:

to take verbe (takes, took, taking)

  1. to take
    to take
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
  2. to take
    to take along; to take away; to pick up; to fetch; to collect; to take; come round for
    • take along verbe (takes along, took along, taking along)
    • take away verbe (takes away, took away, taking away)
    • pick up verbe (picks up, picked up, picking up)
    • fetch verbe (fetches, fetched, fetching)
    • collect verbe (collects, collected, collecting)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
  3. to take
    to utilize; to make use of; to employ; to handle; to practise; to use; to take; to practice; to utilise
    • utilize verbe, américain (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • make use of verbe (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
    • handle verbe (handles, handled, handling)
    • practise verbe, britannique (practises, practised, practising)
    • use verbe (uses, used, using)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • practice verbe, américain (practices, practiced, practicing)
    • utilise verbe, britannique
  4. to take
    to take; take medicine; to swallow; take medication
  5. to take
    apply; to implement; to utilize; to use; to employ; to make use of; to engage; to enforce; to practise; to adopt; avail oneself of; to administer; to take; to practice; to utilise
    • apply verbe
    • implement verbe (implements, implemented, implementing)
    • utilize verbe, américain (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • use verbe (uses, used, using)
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
    • make use of verbe (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • enforce verbe (enforces, enforced, enforcing)
    • practise verbe, britannique (practises, practised, practising)
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • administer verbe (administers, administered, administering)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • practice verbe, américain (practices, practiced, practicing)
    • utilise verbe, britannique
  6. to take
    to expropriate; to snitch; to steal; to rob; to purloin; to take; to take away; to swipe; to pinch; to snatch; to make off with; to filch; to pilfer; cadge; to collar; to nick; to go thieving
    • expropriate verbe (expropriates, expropriated, expropriating)
    • snitch verbe (snitches, snitched, snitching)
    • steal verbe (steals, stole, stealing)
    • rob verbe (robs, robbed, robbing)
    • purloin verbe (purloins, purloined, purloining)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • take away verbe (takes away, took away, taking away)
    • swipe verbe (swipes, swiped, swiping)
    • pinch verbe (pinches, pinched, pincing)
    • snatch verbe (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • make off with verbe (makes off with, made off with, making off with)
    • filch verbe (filches, filched, filching)
    • pilfer verbe (pilfers, pilfered, pilfering)
    • cadge verbe
    • collar verbe (collars, collared, collaring)
    • nick verbe (nicks, nicked, nicking)
    • go thieving verbe (goes thieving, went thieving, going thieving)
  7. to take
    to accept; to abide; to take on; take possession of; to take
  8. to take
    to accept; to take; accept a gift
  9. to take
    to seize; to serve oneself; to take; to fall to; to dive in
    • seize verbe (seizes, seized, seizing)
    • serve oneself verbe (serves oneself, served oneself, serving oneself)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • fall to verbe (falls to, fell to, falling to)
    • dive in verbe (dives in, dived in, diving in)
  10. to take
    to utilize; apply; to make use of; to employ; to use; to take; to utilise
    • utilize verbe, américain (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • apply verbe
    • make use of verbe (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
    • use verbe (uses, used, using)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • utilise verbe, britannique
  11. to take
    to bear; to take
    • bear verbe (bears, bearing)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
  12. to take
    – be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness 1
    to get; to take; to contract
    – be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness 1
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
      • He got AIDS1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • She took a chill1
    • contract verbe (contracts, contracted, contracting)
  13. to take
    – remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 1
    to take; to withdraw; to remove; to take away
    – remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take the gun from your pocket1
    • withdraw verbe (withdraws, withdrew, withdrawing)
      • This machine withdraws heat from the environment1
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
      • remove a threat1
      • remove a wrapper1
    • take away verbe (takes away, took away, taking away)
  14. to take
    – ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial 1
    to take
    – ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take a pulse1
      • A reading was taken of the earth's tremors1
  15. to take
    – take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 1
    to assume; to acquire; to take; to adopt; to take on
    – take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 1
    • assume verbe (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • She assumed strange manners1
      • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables1
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • His voice took on a sad tone1
      • The story took a new turn1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • he adopted an air of superiority1
    • take on verbe (takes on, took on, taking on)
  16. to take
    – be seized or affected in a specified way 1
    to take
    – be seized or affected in a specified way 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take sick1
      • be taken drunk1
  17. to take
    – be a student of a certain subject 1
    to take; to read; study; to learn
    – be a student of a certain subject 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • read verbe (reads, read, reading)
      • She is reading for the bar exam1
    • study verbe
    • learn verbe (learns, learnt, learning)
  18. to take
    – interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression 1
    to take; to read
    – interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • How should I take this message?1
      • You can't take credit for this!1
    • read verbe (reads, read, reading)
      • I read this address as a satire1
  19. to take
    – accept or undergo, often unwillingly 1
    to submit; to take
    – accept or undergo, often unwillingly 1
    • submit verbe (submits, submitted, submitting)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • We took a pay cut1
  20. to take
    – pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 1
    to take; to choose; to select; to pick out
    – pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • choose verbe (chooses, chose, choosing)
    • select verbe (selects, selected, selecting)
      • She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her1
    • pick out verbe (picks out, picked out, picking out)
  21. to take
    – take into consideration for exemplifying purposes 1
    to consider; to take; to deal; to look at
    – take into consideration for exemplifying purposes 1
    • consider verbe (considers, considered, considering)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • deal verbe (deals, dealt, dealing)
    • look at verbe (looks at, looked at, looking at)
  22. to take
    – take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs 1
    to claim; to take; exact
    – take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs 1
    • claim verbe (claims, claimed, claiming)
      • the accident claimed three lives1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • The hard work took its toll on her1
    • exact verbe
  23. to take
    – lay claim to; as of an idea 1
    to claim; to take
    – lay claim to; as of an idea 1
    • claim verbe (claims, claimed, claiming)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • She took credit for the whole idea1
  24. to take
    – make a film or photograph of something 1
    to take; to shoot; to film
    – make a film or photograph of something 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take a scene1
    • shoot verbe (shoots, shot, shooting)
      • shoot a movie1
    • film verbe (films, filmed, filming)
  25. to take
    – obtain by winning 1
    to take
    – obtain by winning 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • Winner takes all1
      • He took first prize1
  26. to take
    – point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 1
    to aim; to take; to direct; to train; take aim
    – point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 1
    • aim verbe (aims, aimed, aiming)
      • Please don't aim at your little brother!1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • direct verbe (directs, directed, directing)
    • train verbe (trains, trained, training)
      • He trained his gun on the burglar1
      • Don't train your camera on the women1
    • take aim verbe
  27. to take
    – serve oneself to, or consume regularly 1
    to have; to take; to consume; to take in; ingest
    – serve oneself to, or consume regularly 1
    • have verbe (has, had, having)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • I don't take sugar in my coffee1
    • consume verbe (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • take in verbe (takes in, took in, taking in)
    • ingest verbe
  28. to take
    – get into one's hands, take physically 1
    to take; to get hold of
    – get into one's hands, take physically 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • Can you take this bag, please1
    • get hold of verbe (gets hold of, got hold of, getting hold of)
  29. to take
    – have sex with; archaic use 1
    to have; to take
    – have sex with; archaic use 1
    • have verbe (has, had, having)
      • He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable1
  30. to take
    – travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route 1
    to take
    – travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • He takes the bus to work1
      • She takes Route 1 to Newark1
  31. to take
    – proceed along in a vehicle 1
    to take; to drive
    – proceed along in a vehicle 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • drive verbe (drives, drove, driving)
      • We drive the turnpike to work1
  32. to take
    – occupy or take on 1
    to assume; to take; to strike; to take up
    – occupy or take on 1
    • assume verbe (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • He assumes the lotus position1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • She took her seat on the stage1
      • We took our seats in the orchestra1
      • She took up her position behind the tree1
    • strike verbe (strikes, struck, striking)
      • strike a pose1
    • take up verbe (takes up, took up, taking up)
  33. to take
    – take somebody somewhere 1
    to conduct; to lead; to take; to guide; to direct
    – take somebody somewhere 1
    • conduct verbe (conducts, conducted, conducting)
      • He conducted us to the palace1
    • lead verbe (leads, led, leading)
      • We lead him to our chief1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • can you take me to the main entrance?1
    • guide verbe (guides, guided, guiding)
    • direct verbe (directs, directed, directing)
  34. to take
    – head into a specified direction 1
    to take; to make
    – head into a specified direction 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • The escaped convict took to the hills1
    • make verbe (makes, made, making)
      • We made for the mountains1
  35. to take
    – take something or somebody with oneself somewhere 1
    to take; to bring; to convey
    – take something or somebody with oneself somewhere 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • bring verbe (brings, brought, bringing)
      • This brings me to the main point1
    • convey verbe (conveies, conveyed, conveying)
  36. to take
    – experience or feel or submit to 1
    to take
    – experience or feel or submit to 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
  37. to take
    – to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort 1
    to take
    – to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take shelter from the storm1
  38. to take
    – take into one's possession 1
    to take
    – take into one's possession 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • We are taking an orphan from Romania1
      • I'll take three salmon steaks1
  39. to take
    – take by force 1
    to take
    – take by force 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • Hitler took the Baltic Republics1
      • The army took the fort on the hill1
  40. to take
    – buy, select 1
    to take
    – buy, select 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • I'll take a pound of that sausage1
  41. to take
    – engage for service under a term of contract 1
    to engage; to take; to rent; to charter; to hire; to lease
    – engage for service under a term of contract 1
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • We took an apartment on a quiet street1
      • Shall we take a guide in Rome?1
    • rent verbe (rents, rented, renting)
      • Let's rent a car1
    • charter verbe (charters, chartered, chartering)
    • hire verbe (hires, hired, hiring)
    • lease verbe (leases, leased, leasing)
  42. to take
    – receive or obtain regularly 1
    to take; to subscribe; to subscribe to
    – receive or obtain regularly 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • We take the Times every day1
    • subscribe verbe (subscribes, subscribed, subscribing)
    • subscribe to verbe (subscribes to, subscribed to, subscribing to)
  43. to take
    – make use of or accept for some purpose 1
    to take; to accept
    – make use of or accept for some purpose 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take a risk1
      • take an opportunity1
    • accept verbe (accepts, accepted, accepting)
  44. to take
    – receive willingly something given or offered 1
    to have; to take; to accept
    – receive willingly something given or offered 1
    • have verbe (has, had, having)
      • The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter1
      • I won't have this dog in my house!1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • accept verbe (accepts, accepted, accepting)
      • Please accept my present1
  45. to take
    – admit into a group or community 1
    to take; to admit; to accept; to take on
    – admit into a group or community 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • admit verbe (admits, admited, admiting)
      • We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member1
    • accept verbe (accepts, accepted, accepting)
      • accept students for graduate study1
    • take on verbe (takes on, took on, taking on)
  46. to take
    – require (time or space) 1
    to take; to occupy; to use up
    – require (time or space) 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • It took three hours to get to work this morning1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • This event occupied a very short time1
    • use up verbe (uses up, used up, using up)
  47. to take
    – assume, as of positions or roles 1
    to take; to occupy; to fill
    – assume, as of positions or roles 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • She took the job as director of development1
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
      • he occupies the position of manager1
      • the young prince will soon occupy the throne1
    • fill verbe (fills, filled, filling)
  48. to take
    – develop a habit 1
    to take
    – develop a habit 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • He took to visiting bars1
  49. to take
    – carry out 1
    to take
    – carry out 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • take action1
      • take steps1
      • take vengeance1
  50. to take
    – require as useful, just, or proper 1
    to involve; to require; to demand; to need; to take; to ask; to postulate; to call for; to necessitate
    – require as useful, just, or proper 1
    • involve verbe (involves, involved, involving)
    • require verbe (requires, required, requiring)
      • success usually requires hard work1
    • demand verbe (demands, demanded, demanding)
      • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice1
    • need verbe (needs, needed, needing)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • It takes nerve to do what she did1
    • ask verbe (asks, asked, asking)
      • This job asks a lot of patience and skill1
    • postulate verbe (postulates, postulated, postulating)
      • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent1
    • call for verbe (calls for, called for, calling for)
    • necessitate verbe (necessitates, necessitated, necessitating)
  51. to take
    – be capable of holding or containing 1
    to contain; to take; to hold
    – be capable of holding or containing 1
    • contain verbe (contains, contained, containing)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • This box won't take all the items1
    • hold verbe (holds, held, holding)
      • The flask holds one gallon1
  52. to take
    – have with oneself; have on one's person 1
    to take; to carry; to pack
    – have with oneself; have on one's person 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • She always takes an umbrella1
    • carry verbe (carries, carried, carrying)
      • I always carry money1
    • pack verbe (packs, packed, packing)
      • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains1
  53. to take
    – be designed to hold or take 1
    to take; to accept
    – be designed to hold or take 1
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • This surface will not take the dye1
    • accept verbe (accepts, accepted, accepting)

Conjugations for take:

present
  1. take
  2. take
  3. takes
  4. take
  5. take
  6. take
simple past
  1. took
  2. took
  3. took
  4. took
  5. took
  6. took
present perfect
  1. have taken
  2. have taken
  3. has taken
  4. have taken
  5. have taken
  6. have taken
past continuous
  1. was taking
  2. were taking
  3. was taking
  4. were taking
  5. were taking
  6. were taking
future
  1. shall take
  2. will take
  3. will take
  4. shall take
  5. will take
  6. will take
continuous present
  1. am taking
  2. are taking
  3. is taking
  4. are taking
  5. are taking
  6. are taking
subjunctive
  1. be taken
  2. be taken
  3. be taken
  4. be taken
  5. be taken
  6. be taken
diverse
  1. take!
  2. let's take!
  5. taken
  6. taking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

take [the ~] nom

  1. the take
    the profit; the benefit; the advantage; the gain; the earnings; the yield; the winning; the output; the economy; the return; the victory; the take
  2. the take
    – the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption 1
    the take
    – the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption 1
  3. the take
    – the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property 1
    the issue; the yield; the take; the return; the takings; the payoff; the proceeds
    – the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property 1

take

  1. take
    take; catch
  2. take
    take; transport; take up

Related Words for "take":


Alternate Synonyms for "take":


Antonyms for "take":


Related Definitions for "take":

  1. the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption1
  2. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property1
  3. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness1
    • She took a chill1
  4. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract1
    • take the gun from your pocket1
  5. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial1
    • take a pulse1
    • A reading was taken of the earth's tremors1
  6. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect1
    • His voice took on a sad tone1
    • The story took a new turn1
  7. be seized or affected in a specified way1
    • take sick1
    • be taken drunk1
  8. be a student of a certain subject1
  9. interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression1
    • How should I take this message?1
    • You can't take credit for this!1
  10. accept or undergo, often unwillingly1
    • We took a pay cut1
  11. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives1
  12. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes1
  13. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs1
    • The hard work took its toll on her1
  14. lay claim to; as of an idea1
    • She took credit for the whole idea1
  15. make a film or photograph of something1
    • take a scene1
  16. obtain by winning1
    • Winner takes all1
    • He took first prize1
  17. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards1
  18. serve oneself to, or consume regularly1
    • I don't take sugar in my coffee1
  19. get into one's hands, take physically1
    • Can you take this bag, please1
  20. have sex with; archaic use1
    • He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable1
  21. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route1
    • He takes the bus to work1
    • She takes Route 1 to Newark1
  22. proceed along in a vehicle1
  23. occupy or take on1
    • She took her seat on the stage1
    • We took our seats in the orchestra1
    • She took up her position behind the tree1
  24. take somebody somewhere1
    • can you take me to the main entrance?1
  25. head into a specified direction1
    • The escaped convict took to the hills1
  26. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere1
  27. experience or feel or submit to1
  28. to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort1
    • take shelter from the storm1
  29. take into one's possession1
    • We are taking an orphan from Romania1
    • I'll take three salmon steaks1
  30. take by force1
    • Hitler took the Baltic Republics1
    • The army took the fort on the hill1
  31. buy, select1
    • I'll take a pound of that sausage1
  32. engage for service under a term of contract1
    • We took an apartment on a quiet street1
    • Shall we take a guide in Rome?1
  33. receive or obtain regularly1
    • We take the Times every day1
  34. make use of or accept for some purpose1
    • take a risk1
    • take an opportunity1
  35. receive willingly something given or offered1
  36. admit into a group or community1
  37. require (time or space)1
    • It took three hours to get to work this morning1
  38. assume, as of positions or roles1
    • She took the job as director of development1
  39. develop a habit1
    • He took to visiting bars1
  40. carry out1
    • take action1
    • take steps1
    • take vengeance1
  41. require as useful, just, or proper1
    • It takes nerve to do what she did1
  42. be capable of holding or containing1
    • This box won't take all the items1
  43. have with oneself; have on one's person1
    • She always takes an umbrella1
  44. be designed to hold or take1
    • This surface will not take the dye1

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