take

CEFRA1

/ˈteɪ̯k/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To get, carry, or move something from one place to another.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

Examples

  • In order to do that, you have to take risks.

  • It would take forever for me to explain everything.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtʰeɪ̯k]
  • /ˈtæɪ̯k/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To seize or capture.

  2. To catch or get possession of (fish or game).

  3. To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.

More examples

In context

  • Remember to take your coat when you leave.

  • I'll take that plate off the table.

  • They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”), from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”), from pre-Germanic *deh₁g- (“to touch”), possibly a phonetically altered form of Proto-Indo-European *te-th₂g- (“to touch, take”) (see there for details). Gradually displaced native English nim, from Middle English nimen, from Old English niman (“to take”). Cognates Cognate with Scots tak (“to take”), Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk taka (“to take”), Norwegian Bokmål ta (“to take”), Swedish ta (“to take”), Danish tage (“to take, seize”), West Frisian take, taakje (“to...