take
carry out
How often you will meet it
Rank 134 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 183,772 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.087% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- carry out take actiontake steps
- require (time or space) also: occupy, use up It took three hours to get to work this morningThis event occupied a very short time
- take somebody somewhere also: lead, direct, conduct, guide We lead him to our chiefcan you take me to the main entrance?
- get into one's hands, take physically also: get hold of Take a cookie!Can you take this bag, please
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect also: assume, acquire, adopt, take on His voice took on a sad toneThe story took a new turn
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression also: read I read this address as a satireHow should I take this message?
take in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And be sure to take the car at the corner.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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I was promised two pupils if I would take a house somewhere on this coast.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Connolly was a mutt--couldn't take him--but Jack Emmett--there wasn't any reason to be seen for that.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Now and then, however, he is horribly thoughtless, and seems to take a real delight in giving me pain.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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At Christmas time, the children's season, it is best to allow all who so desire to take part in the entertainment.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1