take

verb [T] (REMOVE)

/teɪk/ (past tense took /tʊk/, past participle taken /ˈteɪ·kən/)

Definition

› to remove something: Here’s your pen – I took it by mistake. A radio was taken from the car. take someone’s life › To take someone’s life is to kill someone: The fire took her life.

(Definition of take verb (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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take verb (MEASURE)
take verb (MOVE)
take verb (NEED)
take verb (PHOTOGRAPH)
take verb (REACT)
take verb (REMOVE)
take verb (THINK OF)
take verb (TRAVEL ON)
take verb (WRITE)
take your pick idiom
take your time idiom

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take someone back phrasal verb
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take something out on someone phrasal verb
take someone through something phrasal verb
take something through something phrasal verb
take someone up on something phrasal verb

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not take something lying down idiom
take a deep breath idiom
take a dim view of something idiom
take advantage of something idiom
take advantage of someone idiom
take a hike idiom

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