TAKE


Meaning of TAKE in English

n. Function: verb

1

Synonyms: CATCH 1, bag, capture, collar, ||cotch, get, nail, prehend, secure

2

Synonyms: SEIZE 2, catch, clutch, ||cotch, grab, grapple, nab, ||nail, snatch

Idioms: make off with

Contrasted Words: drop, dump, give up, relinquish, surrender

3

Synonyms: APPROPRIATE 1, accroach, annex, arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, preempt, seize, sequester

Contrasted Words: relinquish, yield

4 to lay hold of (as with the hands or an instrument) FF1C; took the ax by the handle FF1E;

Synonyms: clasp, grasp, grip

Related Words: hold; handle

Idioms: take hold of

Contrasted Words: drop, release

5

Synonyms: SEIZE 3, catch, strike

Related Words: contract, get; harrow, reach, torment

6

Synonyms: CATCH 7, ||cotch, overhaul, overtake

7

Synonyms: ATTRACT 1, allure, bewitch, captivate, charm, draw, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, wile

8

Synonyms: SWALLOW 1, down

9

Synonyms: EAT 1, consume, devour, feed (on), ingest, meal, partake (of)

10 to bring into and accept in a particular capacity or relationship FF1C; took his son as a member of the firm FF1E;

Synonyms: admit, receive, take in

Related Words: bring; accept; have, include

11

Synonyms: BUY 1, purchase

12

Synonyms: CHOOSE 1, cull, elect, mark, opt (for), optate, pick, prefer, select, single (out)

13

Synonyms: DEMAND 2, ask, call (for), crave, necessitate, require

14 to obtain from another source by means of derivation FF1C; takes his name from his father's FF1E;

Synonyms: derive, draw

Related Words: get, obtain; borrow

15

Synonyms: BEAR 10, abide, brook, endure, go, stand, stomach, suffer, swallow, tolerate

Related Words: withstand; undergo; ||hack

Idioms: take it lying down, take it on the chin

16

Synonyms: CONTRACT 1, catch, come down (with), get, sicken (with or of)

Idioms: take sick with

17

Synonyms: APPREHEND 1, accept, catch, compass, comprehend, follow, grasp, see, take in, understand

18

Synonyms: UNDERSTAND 3, assume, believe, expect, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, suspect, think

19

Synonyms: DEDUCT 1, discount, draw back, knock off, substract, subtract, take away, take off, take out

20

Synonyms: TREAT 2, deal (with), handle, play, serve, use

21

Synonyms: CHEAT , beat, bilk, chouse, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, flimflam, gyp

Related Words: bamboozle, hoodwink

Idioms: take for a ride

22

Synonyms: ACT 5, behave, function, operate, perform, react, work

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.