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take

 
/teɪk/ v [T] (past tense took /tʊk/, past participle taken /ˈteɪ·kən/) (HOLD)

Definition

to hold something: He took my arm and led me to my seat. Can you take this bag while I open the door?
(Definition of take v (HOLD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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