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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for take

Noun

1. return, issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, income
usage: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
2. take, filming, cinematography, motion-picture photography
usage: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

Verb

1. take, act, move
usage: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
2. take, occupy, use up, use, expend
usage: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
3. lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
usage: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
4. take, get hold of, take in, take on, take up, take away, take in, take apart
usage: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
5. assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take, change
usage: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
6. take, read, interpret, construe, see
usage: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
7. bring, convey, take, transport, carry
usage: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
8. take, take out, take back, take in
usage: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
9. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
usage: require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent"
10. choose, take, select, pick out, decide, make up one's mind, determine
usage: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
11. take, use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
usage: 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"
12. accept, take, have, get, acquire, take over, take over, take up, take in
usage: receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
13. fill, take, work, do work
usage: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
14. consider, take, deal, look at, think about
usage: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
15. take, experience, receive, have, get, undergo
usage: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
16. film, shoot, take, record, enter, put down
usage: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
17. remove, take, take away, withdraw, take off
usage: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
18. consume, ingest, take in, take, have, take up#12
usage: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
19. take, undergo, submit, digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
usage: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
20. take, accept
usage: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
21. take
usage: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
22. assume, take, strike, take up, move
usage: occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
23. accept, admit, take, take on, accept, take, have
usage: admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
24. take, receive, get, find, obtain, incur
usage: 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"
25. learn, study, read, take
usage: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
26. claim, take, exact, necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
usage: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
27. take, make, head
usage: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
28. aim, take, train, take aim, direct, position
usage: aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
29. take, become, go, get
usage: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
30. carry, pack, take, have, feature
usage: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
31. lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take, get, acquire
usage: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"
32. subscribe, subscribe to, take, buy, purchase
usage: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day"
33. take, buy, purchase, take out
usage: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
34. take
usage: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
35. take, have, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
usage: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
36. claim, take, affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
usage: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
37. accept, take, be
usage: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
38. contain, take, hold, be
usage: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
39. take
usage: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
40. drive, take, traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
usage: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
41. take, win
usage: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
42. contract, take, get, sicken, come down
usage: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
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