Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)takethe act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption Verbs
(v)takecarry out“take action”,
“take steps”,
“take vengeance” (v)take, occupy, use uprequire (time or space)“It took three hours to get to work this morning”,
“This event occupied a very short time” (v)lead, take, direct, conduct, guidetake somebody somewhere“we led him to our chief”,
“can you take me to the main entrance?”,
“He conducted us to the palace” (v)take, get hold ofget into one's hands, take physically“Take a cookie!”,
“Can you take this bag, please” (v)assume, acquire, adopt, take on, taketake 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” (v)take, readinterpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression“I read this address as a satire”,
“How should I take this message?” (v)bring, convey, taketake 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” (v)taketake into one's possession“We are taking an orphan from Romania”,
“I'll take three salmon steaks” (v)taketravel 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” (v)choose, take, select, pick outpick 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” (v)accept, take, havereceive 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” (v)fill, take, occupyassume, as of positions or roles“She took the job as director of development”,
“he occupies the position of manager”,
“the young prince will soon occupy the throne” (v)consider, take, deal, look attake into consideration for exemplifying purposes“Take the case of China”,
“Consider the following case” (v)necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandrequire 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 postulate a patient's consent” (v)takeexperience or feel or submit to“Take a test”,
“Take the plunge” (v)film, shoot, takemake a film or photograph of something“take a scene”,
“shoot a movie” (v)remove, take, take away, withdraw, take off, pullremove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, 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”,
“Take that weight off me!”,
“pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf” (v)consume, ingest, take in, take, haveserve oneself to, or consume regularly“Have another bowl of chicken soup!”,
“I don't take sugar in my coffee” (v)take, submitaccept or undergo, often unwillingly“We took a pay cut” (v)take, acceptmake use of or accept for some purpose“take a risk”,
“take an opportunity” (v)takeconquer by force“Hitler took the Baltic Republics”,
“The army took the fort on the hill” (v)assume, take, strike, take upoccupy 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” (v)accept, admit, take, take onadmit into a group or community“accept students for graduate study”,
“We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member” (v)takeascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial“take a pulse”,
“A reading was taken of the earth's tremors” (v)learn, study, read, takebe a student of a certain subject“She is reading for the bar exam” (v)claim, take, exacttake as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs“the accident claimed three lives”,
“The hard work took its toll on her” (v)take, makehead into a specified direction“The escaped convict took to the hills”,
“We made for the mountains” (v)aim, take, train, take aim, directpoint or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards“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” (v)takebe seized or affected in a specified way“take sick”,
“be taken drunk” (v)carry, pack, takehave 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” (v)lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, takeengage 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?” (v)takebuy, select“I'll take a pound of that sausage” (v)taketo get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort“take shelter from the storm” (v)take, havehave sex with; archaic use“He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable” (v)claim, takelay claim to; as of an idea“She took credit for the whole idea” (v)accept, takebe designed to hold or take“This surface will not take the dye” (v)contain, take, holdbe capable of holding or containing“This box won't take all the items”,
“The flask holds one gallon” (v)drive, takeproceed along in a vehicle“We drive the turnpike to work” (v)takeobtain by winning“Winner takes all”,
“He took first prize” (v)contract, take, getbe stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness“He got AIDS”,
“She came down with pneumonia”,
“She took a chill” (v)take to, takedevelop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation“She took to drink”,
“Men take to the military trades”,
“He took to visiting bars”