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1: the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%" [syn: return, issue, proceeds, takings, yield, payoff]

2: the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption v

3: carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"

4: as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: occupy, use up]

5: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, direct, conduct, guide]

6: get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" [syn: get hold of]

7: 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" [syn: assume, acquire, adopt, take on]

8: 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!" [syn: read]

9: 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" [syn: bring, convey]

10: take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" [ant: give]

11: 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"; "This intervention does not postulates a patient's consent" [syn: necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, involve, call for, demand] [ant: obviate]

12: 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" [syn: choose, select, pick out]

13: 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"

14: 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" [syn: accept, have] [ant: refuse]

15: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" [syn: fill]

16: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" [syn: consider, deal, look at]

17: experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"

18: make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" [syn: film, shoot]

19: 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 environment" [syn: remove, take away, withdraw]

20: serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" [syn: consume, ingest, take in, have] [ant: abstain]

21: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: undergo, submit]

22: make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" [syn: accept]

23: take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

24: 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" [syn: assume, strike, take up]

25: 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" [syn: accept, admit, take on]

26: 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"

27: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam" [syn: learn, study, read]

28: 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" [syn: claim, exact]

29: head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn: make]

30: 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" [syn: aim, train, take aim, direct]

31: be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"

32: 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" [syn: carry, pack]

33: 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?" [syn: lease, rent, hire, charter, engage]

34: receive or obtain by regular payment; "We take the Times every day" [syn: subscribe, subscribe to]

35: buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"

36: to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"

37: have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" [syn: have]

38: lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" [syn: claim] [ant: disclaim]

39: be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye" [syn: accept]

40: be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" [syn: contain, hold]

41: develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"

42: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work" [syn: drive]

43: obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"

44: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" [syn: contract, get] [also: took, taken]

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