əkˈsɛpt əkˈsɛpt əˈkwaɪəɹ əˈkwaɪə ədˈmɪt

əˈdɑpt əˈdɒpt əˈsuːm ˈkɛ.ɹi ˈt͡ʃɑːtə ˈt͡ʃɑɹtɚ t͡ʃuːz kleɪm ˈkɒndʌkt ˈkɑndʌkt kənˈdʌkt kənˈsɪdə kənˈsɪdɚ kənˈsum kənˈteɪn kənˈtɹækt kənˈveɪ dɪˈmɑːnd dɪˈmænd d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt dɹaɪv ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ ɪɡˈzækt fɪlm ɪnˈdʒɛst ɪnˈvɒlv ɪnˈvɑlv ˈɪsjuː ˈɪʃ(j)u liːd nɪˈsɛsɪteɪt nəˈsɛsəˌteɪt ˈɒkjʊpaɪ ˈɑkjəpaɪ ˈpɒstjʊlət ˈpɑstʃələt ˈpɹoʊsidz pʊl ɹid ɹɪˈmuːv ɹɪˈkwaɪə ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ ɹɪˈtɜːn ɹɪˈtɝn sɪˈlɛkt stɹaɪk səbˈmɪt səbˈskɹaɪb teɪk teɪk tɹeɪn wɪðˈdɹɔː be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness He got AIDS She came down with pneumonia She took a chill remove 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 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 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 be seized or affected in a specified way take sick be taken drunk be a student of a certain subject She is reading for the bar exam 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? accept or undergo, often unwillingly We took a pay cut 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 take into consideration for exemplifying purposes Take the case of China Consider the following case 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 lay claim to; as of an idea She took credit for the whole idea the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption make a film or photograph of something take a scene shoot a movie obtain by winning Winner takes all He took first prize point 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 serve oneself to, or consume regularly Have another bowl of chicken soup! I don't take sugar in my coffee get into one's hands, take physically Take a cookie! Can you take this bag, please have sex with; archaic use He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable 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 proceed along in a vehicle We drive the turnpike to work 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 take somebody somewhere we led him to our chief can you take me to the main entrance? He conducted us to the palace head into a specified direction The escaped convict took to the hills We made for the mountains 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 experience or feel or submit to Take a test Take the plunge to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort take shelter from the storm take into one's possession We are taking an orphan from Romania I'll take three salmon steaks conquer by force Hitler took the Baltic Republics The army took the fort on the hill buy, select I'll take a pound of that sausage 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? receive or obtain regularly We take the Times every day make use of or accept for some purpose take a risk take an opportunity 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 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 require (time or space) It took three hours to get to work this morning This event occupied a very short time assume, 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 carry out take action take steps take vengeance develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation She took to drink Men take to the military trades He took to visiting bars 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 postulate a patient's consent be capable of holding or containing This box won't take all the items The flask holds one gallon 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 be designed to hold or take This surface will not take the dye the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property the average return was about 5%