Take

Take Take, v. i. 1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

In impressions from mind to mind, the impression taketh, but is overcome . . . before it work any manifest effect. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. To please; to gain reception; to succeed. [1913 Webster]

Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake, And hint he writ it, if the thing should take. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

3. To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge. [1913 Webster]

4. To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well. [1913 Webster]

{To take after}. (a) To learn to follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he takes after a good pattern. (b) To resemble; as, the son takes after his father.

{To take in with}, to resort to. [Obs.] --Bacon.

{To take on}, to be violently affected; to express grief or pain in a violent manner.

{To take to}. (a) To apply one's self to; to be fond of; to become attached to; as, to take to evil practices. ``If he does but take to you, . . . you will contract a great friendship with him.'' --Walpole. (b) To resort to; to betake one's self to. ``Men of learning, who take to business, discharge it generally with greater honesty than men of the world.'' --Addison.

{To take up}. (a) To stop. [Obs.] ``Sinners at last take up and settle in a contempt of religion.'' --Tillotson. (b) To reform. [Obs.] --Locke.

{To take up with}. (a) To be contended to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with; as, to take up with plain fare. ``In affairs which may have an extensive influence on our future happiness, we should not take up with probabilities.'' --I. Watts. (b) To lodge with; to dwell with. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

{To take with}, to please. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Receive, accept, Catch, be fixed, fix / Regard, consider, hold, suppose / Choose, select, elect, espouse, be in favor of / Turn to, have recourse to, betake one's self to / Assume, adopt, put on / Delineate, portray, figure, draw, paint, sketch, copy / Get, procure, obtain / Use, employ, make use of, avail one's self of / Demand, require, need, be necessary / Swallow, take down / Experience, feel, perceive, be sensible of, be conscious of / Seize, grasp, gripe, clasp, lay hold of, get hold of, Please, be well received, be welcomed / Bear, endure, tolerate, submit to / From, fix, adopt / Draw, derive, deduce / Discover, detect / Conduct, lead, convey / Carry, transfer / Entrap, ensnare, circumvent, Succeed, have the intended effect / Capture, catch, make prisoner of, Go, proceed, resort, direct one's course, Catch of fish, haul of fish / Come upon, befall, smite, fasten on, attack, seize / Conquer, capture, cause to surrender / Captivate, delight, please, interest, attract, allure, engage, fascinate, bewitch, enchant, charm / Admit, allow, not dispute / Understand, interpret

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Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Take Me as I Am — may refer to: * Take Me as I Am , a song from the Broadway Musical Jekyll and Hyde * Take Me as I Am (album), a 1993 album by Faith Hill:* Take Me As I Am (Faith Hill song), a single from this album * Take Me as I Am (song), a 2006 single by Mary … Wikipedia
take it — {v. phr.} 1. To get an idea or impression; understand from what is said or done. Usually used with I . * /I take it from your silence that you don t want to go./ 2. {informal} To bear trouble, hard work, criticism; not give up or weaken. * /Henry … Dictionary of American idioms
take it — {v. phr.} 1. To get an idea or impression; understand from what is said or done. Usually used with I . * /I take it from your silence that you don t want to go./ 2. {informal} To bear trouble, hard work, criticism; not give up or weaken. * /Henry … Dictionary of American idioms
Take — (t[=a]k), obs. p. p. of {Take}. Taken. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Take — Take, n. 1. That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Take-in — n. Imposition; fraud. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Take-up — n. (Mach.) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Take 30 — (also expressed as Take Thirty ) was a Canadian television newsmagazine series, which aired on CBC Television from 1962 to 1983. An afternoon series originally designed as a women s show , the series gradually evolved into a showcase for serious… … Wikipedia
take — I. verb (took; taken; taking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to get into one s hands or into one s possession, power, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary

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