take - Thesaurus Synonyms and Word Suggestions

verb

To obtain possession or control of: capture, gain, get, win. Slang: cop. See get
To gain possession of, especially after a struggle or chase: capture, catch, get, net ¹, secure. Informal: bag. Slang: nail. See get
To become affected with a disease: catch, contract, develop, get, sicken. Idiom: come down with. See get
To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: catch, hit on or upon , surprise. Informal: hit. See surprise
To have a sudden overwhelming effect on: catch, seize, strike. See attack, over
To direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action: allure, appeal, attract, draw, entice, lure, magnetize. Informal: pull. See like
To cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach: ingest, swallow. See mouth
To admit to one's possession, presence, or awareness: accept, have, receive. See accept
To engage in sexual relations with: bed, copulate, couple, have, mate, sleep with. Idioms: go to bed with, make love, make whoopee, roll in the hay. See sex
To receive (something given or offered) willingly and gladly. Also used with up: accept, embrace, welcome. See accept
To lay claim to for oneself or as one's right: appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, preempt, seize, usurp. See give
To go aboard (a means of transport): board, catch. See used
To have as a need or prerequisite: ask, call for, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require. See necessary, over
To obtain from another source: derive, draw, get. See kin
To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook ², endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, sustain, swallow, tolerate, withstand. Informal: lump ². Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See accept
To perform a function effectively: function, go, operate, run, work. See thrive
To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take in, understand. Informal: savvy. Slang: dig. Chiefly British: twig. Scots: ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
To understand in a particular way: construe, interpret, read. See understand
To cause to come along with oneself: bear, bring, carry, convey, fetch, transport. See accompanied
To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take away, take off, take out, withdraw. See move
To take away (a quantity) from another quantity. Also used with off: abate, deduct, discount, rebate, subtract. Informal: knock off. See increase
Informal. To get money or something else from by deceitful trickery: bilk, cheat, cozen, defraud, gull, mulct, rook, swindle, victimize. Informal: chisel, flimflam, trim. Slang: diddle ¹, do, gyp, stick, sting. See honest

phrasal verb

take after

To be similar to, as in appearance: resemble. Chiefly Regional: favor. See same

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take away

To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take off, take out, withdraw. See move

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take back

To occupy or take again: reassume, re-claim, reoccupy, repossess, resume, retake. See give
To send, put, or carry back to a former location: give back, restore, return. See increase, keep
To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: abjure, recall, recant, retract, withdraw. See accept

phrasal verb

take down

To cause to descend: depress, drop, let down, lower ². See rise
To take (something) apart: break down, disassemble, dismantle, dismount. See assemble

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take in

To allow admittance, as to a group: accept, admit, receive. See accept
To have as a part: comprehend, comprise, contain, embody, embrace, encompass, have, include, involve, subsume. See include
To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, understand. Informal: savvy. Slang: dig. Chiefly British: twig. Scots: ken. Idioms: get (or have) a handle on, get the picture. See understand
To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, trick. Informal: bamboozle, have. Slang: four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest

phrasal verb

take off

To take from one's own person: doff, remove. See put on
To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take away, take out, withdraw. See move
Slang. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave ¹, pull out, quit, retire, run (along), withdraw. Informal: cut out, push off, shove off. Slang: blow ¹, split. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See approach
To rise up in flight: lift (off). See rise

phrasal verb

take on

To take upon oneself: assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take over, undertake. See accept
To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take up, undertake. Informal: kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start
To obtain the use or services of: employ, engage, hire, retain. Idiom: put on the payroll. See get, work
To enter into conflict with: encounter, engage, meet ¹. Idiom: do (or join) battle with. See conflict, meet
Informal. To worry over trifles: chafe, fuss, pother. See calm
To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: adopt, embrace, espouse, take up. See accept, give

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take out

To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take away, take off, withdraw. See move
Informal. To be with another person socially on a regular basis: date, go out, see. See connect

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take over

To seize and move into by force: occupy. See attack
To take upon oneself: assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take on, undertake. See accept
To free from a specific duty by acting as a substitute: relieve, spell ³. See substitute

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take to

To find agreeable: fancy, like ¹. Chiefly British: conceit. See like

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take up

To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear ², uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear. See rise
To begin or go on after an interruption: continue, pick up, renew, reopen, restart, resume. See continue
To be occupied or concerned with: consider, deal with, treat. Idiom: have to do with. See relevant
To go about the initial step in doing (something): approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, undertake. Informal: kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start
To take in (moisture or liquid): absorb, drink, imbibe, soak (up), sop up. See give
To take in and incorporate, especially mentally: absorb, assimilate, digest, imbibe. Informal: soak (up). See accept
To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: adopt, embrace, espouse, take on. See accept, give

noun

The amount of money collected as admission, especially to a sporting event: box office, gate. See money
Slang. A trying to do or make something: attempt, crack, effort, endeavor, essay, go, offer, stab, trial, try. Informal: shot. Archaic: assay. See try

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