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| issue, payoff, proceeds, return, take, takings, yield | (n.) | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.; "the average return was about 5%" |
| take | (n.) | the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption. |
| take | (v.) | carry out.; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance" |
| occupy, take, use up | (v.) | require (time or space).; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" |
| conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | (v.) | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| get hold of, take | (v.) | get into one's hands, take physically.; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please" |
| acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on | (v.) | 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" |
| read, take | (v.) | 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!" |
| bring, convey, take | (v.) | 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" |
| take | (v.) | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| take | (v.) | 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" |
| choose, pick out, select, take | (v.) | 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" |
| accept, have, take | (v.) | 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" |
| fill, occupy, take | (v.) | assume, as of positions or roles.; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" |
| consider, deal, look at, take | (v.) | take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" |
| ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | (v.) | 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 postulate a patient's consent" |
| take | (v.) | experience or feel or submit to.; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge" |
| film, shoot, take | (v.) | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| remove, take, take away, withdraw | (v.) | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, 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" |
| consume, have, ingest, take, take in | (v.) | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| submit, take | (v.) | accept or undergo, often unwillingly.; "We took a pay cut" |
| accept, take | (v.) | make use of or accept for some purpose.; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity" |
| take | (v.) | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| assume, strike, take, take up | (v.) | 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" |
| accept, admit, take, take on | (v.) | 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" |
| take | (v.) | 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" |
| learn, read, study, take | (v.) | be a student of a certain subject.; "She is reading for the bar exam" |
| claim, exact, take | (v.) | 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" |
| make, take | (v.) | head into a specified direction.; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" |
| aim, direct, take, take aim, train | (v.) | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "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" |
| take | (v.) | be seized or affected in a specified way.; "take sick"; "be taken drunk" |
| carry, pack, take | (v.) | 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" |
| charter, engage, hire, lease, rent, take | (v.) | 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?" |
| subscribe, subscribe to, take | (v.) | receive or obtain regularly.; "We take the Times every day" |
| take | (v.) | buy, select.; "I'll take a pound of that sausage" |
| take | (v.) | to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort.; "take shelter from the storm" |
| have, take | (v.) | have sex with; archaic use.; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" |
| claim, take | (v.) | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| accept, take | (v.) | be designed to hold or take.; "This surface will not take the dye" |
| contain, hold, take | (v.) | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| take | (v.) | develop a habit.; "He took to visiting bars" |
| drive, take | (v.) | proceed along in a vehicle.; "We drive the turnpike to work" |
| take | (v.) | obtain by winning.; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize" |
| contract, get, take | (v.) | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill" |
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