• the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
• the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
• 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, taking off, etc. 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 envir
• 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?"; "You can''t Take credit for this!"
• 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"
• make a film or photograph of something; "Take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
• obtain by winning; "Winner Takes all"; "He took first prize"
• aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "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 lead 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"
• Take 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 by regular payment; "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"
• as of 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"
• develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
• carry out; "Take action"; "Take steps"; "Take vengeance"
• 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";
• 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"

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