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Get vs. Take — What's the Difference?

Get vs. Take — What's the Difference?

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Get

Come to have (something); receive
I got a letter from him the other day
What kind of reception did you get?

Take

A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.

Get

Succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain
He got a teaching job in California
I need all the sleep I can get

Take

Lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold
He leaned forward to take her hand

Get

Reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition
I need to get my hair cut
He'd got thinner
It's getting late
You'll get used to it
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Take

Remove (someone or something) from a particular place
The police took him away
He took an envelope from his inside pocket

Get

Come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty
Nigel got home very late
He hadn't got very far with the book yet

Take

Carry or bring with one; convey
I took him a letter
He took along a portfolio of his drawings
The drive takes you through some wonderful scenery

Get

See have

Take

Accept or receive (someone or something)
They don't take children
She was advised to take any job offered

Get

Catch or apprehend (someone)
The police have got him

Take

Consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs
Take an aspirin and lie down

Get

Understand (an argument or the person making it)
What do you mean? I don't get it

Take

Make, undertake, or perform (an action or task)
Lucy took a deep breath
The key decisions are still to be taken

Get

Acquire (knowledge) by study; learn
That knowledge which is gotten at school

Take

Require or use up (a specified amount of time)
It takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk to work
The jury took an hour and a half to find McPherson guilty

Get

An animal's offspring.

Take

(of a plant or seed) take root or begin to grow; germinate
The fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good

Get

A person whom the speaker dislikes or despises.

Take

Have or require as part of the appropriate construction
Verbs which take both the infinitive and the finite clause as their object

Get

To come into possession or use of; receive
Got a cat for her birthday.

Take

A scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time
He completed a particularly difficult scene in two takes

Get

To meet with or incur
Got nothing but trouble for her efforts.

Take

An amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session
The take from commodity taxation

Get

To go after and obtain
Got a book at the library.
Got breakfast in town.

Take

An amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor.

Get

To go after and bring
Get me a pillow.

Take

To grasp or grip
Take your partner's hand.

Get

To purchase; buy
Get groceries.

Take

To capture physically; seize
Take an enemy fortress.

Get

To acquire as a result of action or effort
He got his information from the internet. You can't get water out of a stone.

Take

To seize with authority or legal right
The town took the land by eminent domain.

Get

To earn
Got high marks in math.

Take

To get possession of (fish or game, for example) by capturing or killing.

Get

To accomplish or attain as a result of military action.

Take

(Sports) To catch or receive (a ball or puck)
The player took the pass on the fly.

Get

To obtain by concession or request
Couldn't get the time off.
Got permission to go.

Take

Sports & Games To acquire in a game or competition; win
Took the crown in horse racing.

Get

To arrive at; reach
When did you get home?.

Take

Sports & Games To defeat
Our team took the visitors three to one.

Get

To reach and board; catch
She got her plane two minutes before takeoff.

Take

To engage in sex with.

Get

To succeed in communicating with, as by telephone
Can't get me at the office until nine.

Take

To remove with the hands or an instrument
I took the dishes from the sink. The dentist took two molars.

Get

To become affected with (an illness, for example) by infection or exposure; catch
Get the flu.
Got the mumps.

Take

To cause to die; kill or destroy
The blight took these tomatoes.

Get

To be subjected to; undergo
Got a severe concussion.

Take

To subtract
If you take 10 from 30, you get 20.

Get

To receive as retribution or punishment
Got six years in prison for tax fraud.

Take

To exact
The storm took its toll.

Get

To sustain a specified injury to
Got my arm broken.

Take

To deal a blow to; strike or hit
The boxer took his opponent a sharp jab to the ribs.

Get

To perceive or become aware of by one of the senses
Get a whiff of perfume.
Got a look at the schedule.

Take

To delight or captivate
She was taken by the puppy.

Get

To gain or have understanding of
Do you get this question?.

Take

To catch or affect with a particular action
Your remark took me by surprise.

Get

To learn (a poem, for example) by heart; memorize.

Take

To carry in one's possession
Don't forget to take your umbrella. See Usage Note at bring.

Get

To find or reach by calculating
Get a total.
Can't get the answer.

Take

To convey by transportation
This bus will take you to Dallas.

Get

To procreate; beget
“Is my life given me for nothing but to get children and work to bring them up?” (D.H. Lawrence).

Take

To lead or cause to go along to another place
The guide took us to the waterfall.

Get

To cause to become or be in a specified state or condition
Got the children tired and cross.
Got the shirt clean.

Take

To be as a path or course for; provide a way for
The trail takes you to the lake.

Get

To make ready; prepare
Get lunch for the family.

Take

To put (food or drink, for example) into the body; eat or drink
Took a little soup for dinner.

Get

To cause to come or go
Got the car through traffic.

Take

To draw in; inhale
Took a deep breath.

Get

To cause to move or leave
Get me out of here!.

Take

To expose one's body to (healthful or pleasurable treatment, for example)
Take the sun.
Take the waters at a spa.

Get

To cause to undertake or perform; prevail on
Got the guide to give us the complete tour.

Take

To move into or assume occupancy of
She took a seat by the fireplace. The team took the field.

Get

To take, especially by force; seize
The detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant.

Take

To choose for one's own use; avail oneself of the use of
We took a room in the cheaper hotel.

Get

(Informal) To overcome or destroy
The ice storm got the rose bushes.

Take

To require the use of (something)
It takes money to live in this town. This camera takes 35-millimeter film.

Get

To evoke an emotional response or reaction in
Romantic music really gets me.

Take

To use or require (time)
It only takes a few minutes to wash the car.

Get

To annoy or irritate
What got me was his utter lack of initiative.

Take

To use (something) as a means of conveyance or transportation
Take a train to Pittsburgh.

Get

To present a difficult problem to; puzzle
“It's the suspect's indifference that gets me,” the detective said.

Take

To use (something) as a means of safety or refuge
Take shelter from the storm.

Get

To take revenge on, especially to kill in revenge for a wrong.

Take

To choose and then adopt (a particular route or direction) while on foot or while operating a vehicle
Take a right at the next corner. I downshifted to take the corner.

Get

(Informal) To hit or strike
She got him on the chin. The bullet got him in the arm.

Take

To undertake, make, or perform
Take a walk.
Take a decision.

Get

(Baseball) To put out or strike out
Got the batter with a cut fastball.

Take

To perceive or become aware of by one of the senses
Took a quick look at the sky.
Took a smell of the spices.

Get

To begin or start. Used with the present participle
I have to get working on this or I'll miss my deadline.

Take

To commit and apply oneself to the study of
Take art lessons.
Take Spanish.

Get

To have current possession of. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present
We've got plenty of cash.

Take

To study for with success
Took a degree in law.

Get

(Nonstandard) To have current possession of. Used in the past tense form with the meaning of the present
They got a nice house in town.

Take

To accept (something owed, offered, or given) either reluctantly or willingly
Take a bribe.

Get

To have as an obligation. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present
I have got to leave early. You've got to do the dishes.

Take

To allow to come in; give access or admission to; admit
The boat took a lot of water but remained afloat.

Get

(Nonstandard) To have as an obligation. Used in the past tense with the meaning of the present
They got to clean up this mess.

Take

To provide room for; accommodate
We can't take more than 100 guests.

Get

To become or grow to be
Eventually got well.

Take

To become saturated or impregnated with (dye, for example).

Get

To be successful in coming or going
When will we get to Dallas?.

Take

To submit to (something inflicted); undergo or suffer
Didn't take his punishment well.

Get

To be able or permitted
Never got to see Europe.
Finally got to work at home.

Take

To put up with; endure or tolerate
I've had about all I can take from them.

Get

To be successful in becoming
Get free of a drug problem.

Take

To receive into a particular relation or association, as into one's care or keeping
They plan to take a new partner into the firm. We took the dog for a week.

Get

Used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary
Got stung by a bee.

Take

To assume for oneself
Take all the credit.

Get

To become drawn in, entangled, or involved
Got into debt.
Get into a hassle.

Take

To agree to undertake or engage in (a task or duty, for example)
She took the position of chair of the committee.

Get

(Informal) To depart immediately
Yelled at the dog to get.

Take

(Baseball) To refrain from swinging at (a pitched ball).

Get

To work for gain or profit; make money
Do you feel as though you're exhausting yourself getting and not making enough for spending?.

Take

To be affected with; catch
The child took the flu.

Get

Progeny; offspring
A thoroughbred's get.

Take

To be hit or penetrated by
Took a lot of punches.
Took a bullet in the leg.

Get

Chiefly British Slang git2.

Take

To withstand
The dam took the heavy flood waters.

Get

(Sports) A return, as in tennis, on a shot that seems impossible to reach.

Take

To require or have as a fitting or proper accompaniment
Transitive verbs take a direct object.

Get

A document presented by a husband to his wife whereby a divorce is effected between them according to Jewish religious law.

Take

To accept as true; believe
I'll take your word that he's telling the truth.

Get

A divorce effected by a get.

Take

To impose upon oneself; subject oneself to
Take a vow.

Get

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
Lance is going to get Mary a ring.

Take

To follow or adhere to (advice or a suggestion, for example).

Get

(transitive) To receive.
I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
You need to get permission to leave early.
He got a severe reprimand for that.

Take

To accept or adopt as one's own
Take a stand on an issue.
Take an interest in local history.

Get

To have. See usage notes.
I've got a concert ticket for you.

Take

To regard or consider in a particular relation or from a particular viewpoint
We must take the bitter with the sweet. Take the matter as settled.

Get

(transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
I need to get this to the office.

Take

To understand or interpret
May I take your smile as an indication of approval?.

Get

(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.
I'm getting hungry; how about you?
I'm going out to get drunk.

Take

To consider to be equal to; reckon
We take their number at 1,000.

Get

(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
I can't get these boots off (or on).

Take

To perceive or feel; experience
I took a dislike to my neighbor's intrusions.

Get

(transitive) To cause to do.
Somehow she got him to agree to it.
I can't get it to work.

Take

To obtain from a source; derive or draw
This book takes its title from the Bible.

Get

(transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
I got him to his room.

Take

To obtain, as through measurement or a specified procedure
Took the patient's temperature.

Get

To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
The actors are getting into position.
When are we going to get to London?
I'm getting into a muddle.
We got behind the wall.

Take

To write or make a record of, especially in shorthand or cursive writing
Take a letter.
Take notes.

Get

(transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
To get a mile

Take

To create (an image, likeness, or representation), as by photography
Took a picture of us.

Get

(intransitive) To begin (doing something or to do something).
We ought to get moving or we'll be late.
After lunch we got chatting.
I'm getting to like him better now.

Take

To include or distribute (a charge) in a financial record.

Get

(transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
I normally get the 7:45 train.
I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.

Take

(Informal) To swindle, defraud, or cheat
You've really been taken.

Get

(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.

Take

To get something into one's possession; acquire possession
The invaders took and took, until they had everything.

Get

To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!
The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.
Great. I get to clean the toilets today.

Take

To accept or receive something
When it comes to advice, you take but you never give.

Get

To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
"You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."

Take

To have the intended effect; operate or work
The skin graft took.

Get

(informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
He got bitten by a dog.

Take

To start growing; root or germinate
Have the seeds taken?.

Get

(transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
I went on holiday and got malaria.

Take

To engage or mesh; catch, as gears or other mechanical parts.

Get

To catch out, trick successfully.
He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.

Take

To gain popularity or favor
The television series never took and was later canceled.

Get

To perplex, stump.
That question's really got me.

Take

(Regional) To begin or engage in an activity
He took and threw the money in the river.

Get

(transitive) To find as an answer.
What did you get for question four?

Take

To become
He took sick.

Get

To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
The cops finally got me.
I'm gonna get him for that.

Take

A quantity collected at one time, especially the amount of profit or receipts taken on a business venture or from ticket sales at a sporting event.

Get

(transitive) To hear completely; catch.
Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?

Take

The number of fish, game birds, or other animals killed or captured at one time.

Get

(transitive) To getter.
I put the getter into the container to get the gases.

Take

A scene filmed without interrupting the run of the camera.

Get

To beget (of a father).

Take

A recording made in a single session.

Get

(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
To get a lesson;
To get out one's Greek lesson

Take

A performer's reaction, especially to a specific situation or remark, as part of a comedy routine. Often used in combination
A double-take.

Get

Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
Get her with her new hairdo.

Take

A physical reaction, such as a rash, indicating a successful vaccination.

Get

To go, to leave; to scram.

Take

A successful graft.

Get

(euphemism) To kill.
They’re coming to get you, Barbara.

Take

An attempt or a try
He got the answer on the third take.

Get

To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

Take

An interpretation or assessment, as of an event
The mayor was asked for her take on the judge's decision.

Get

(transitive) To measure.
Did you get her temperature?

Take

(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.
I'll take that plate off the table.

Get

(dated) Offspring.

Take

(transitive) To seize or capture.
Take the guards prisoner
Take prisoners
After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city.

Get

Lineage.

Take

(transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
Took ten catfish in one afternoon

Get

A difficult return or block of a shot.

Take

To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.

Get

(informal) Something gained; an acquisition.

Take

(transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
Billy took her pencil.

Get

A git.

Take

(transitive) To exact.
Take a toll
Take revenge

Get

(Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.

Take

(transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
Took the next two tricks
Took Smith's rook

Get

Jet, the mineral.

Take

(transitive) To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
Took third place
Took bribes
The camera takes 35mm film.

Get

Fashion; manner; custom.

Take

(transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
The store doesn't take checks.
She wouldn't take any money for her help.
Do you take credit?
The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins.

Get

Artifice; contrivance.

Take

(transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc).
Take my advice

Get

Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.

Take

(transitive) To receive into some relationship.
Take a wife
The school only takes new students in the fall.
The therapist wouldn't take him as a client.

Get

A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law; also, the document attesting to the divorce.

Take

To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).

Get

To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.

Take

(transitive) To remove.
Take two eggs from the carton

Get

Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have.
Thou hast got the face of man.

Take

(transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
The earthquake took many lives.
The plague took rich and poor alike.
Cancer took her life.
He took his life last night.

Get

To beget; to procreate; to generate.
I had rather to adopt a child than get it.

Take

(transitive) To subtract.
Take one from three and you are left with two.

Get

To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
It being harder with him to get one sermon by heart, than to pen twenty.

Take

(transitive) To have sex with.

Get

To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
Get him to say his prayers.

Take

(vulgar) To admit (a penis or the penis of) into one’s bodily cavity.

Get

To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; - with a following participle.
Those things I bid you do; get them dispatched.

Take

(transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you.
The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!

Get

To betake; to remove; - in a reflexive use.
Get thee out from this land.
He . . . got himself . . . to the strong town of Mega.

Take

(transitive) To grasp or grip.
He took her hand in his.

Get

To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.
We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get.

Take

(transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
Take whichever bag you like.
She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city.
I'll take the blue plates.
I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please.

Get

To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; - with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.
To get rid of fools and scoundrels.
His chariot wheels get hot by driving fast.

Take

(transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
She took his side in every argument.
Take a stand on the important issues

Get

Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
They acquired a new pet
Get your results the next day
Get permission to take a few days off from work

Take

(transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
She took her sword with her everywhere she went.
I'll take the plate with me.

Get

Enter or assume a certain state or condition;
He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
It must be getting more serious
Her face went red with anger
She went into ecstasy
Get going!

Take

To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
The next bus will take you to Metz.
I took him for a ride
I took him down to London.

Get

Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;
He got his squad on the ball
This let me in for a big surprise
He got a girl into trouble

Take

To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
These stairs take you down to the basement.
Stone Street took us right past the store.

Get

Receive a specified treatment (abstract);
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
His movie received a good review
I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

Take

(transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
She took the steps two or three at a time/
He took the curve / corner too fast.
The pony took every hedge and fence in its path.

Get

Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight

Take

(transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home.

Get

Go or come after and bring or take back;
Get me those books over there, please
Could you bring the wine?
The dog fetched the hat

Take

(reflexive) To go.

Get

Of mental or physical states or experiences;
Get an idea
Experience vertigo
Get nauseous
Undergo a strange sensation
The chemical undergoes a sudden change
The fluid undergoes shear
Receive injuries
Have a feeling

Take

(transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
Take the ferry
I took a plane.
He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester.
He's 96 but he still takes the stairs.

Get

Take vengeance on or get even;
We'll get them!
That'll fix him good!
This time I got him

Take

(obsolete) To visit; to include in a course of travel.

Get

Achieve a point or goal;
Nicklaus had a 70
The Brazilian team got 4 goals
She made 29 points that day

Take

(transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
She took a condo at the beach for the summer.
He took a full-page ad in the Times.

Get

Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer
My wife made me buy a new sofa

Take

(transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
They took two magazines.
I used to take The Sunday Times.

Get

Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
We finally got the suspect
Did you catch the thief?

Take

(transitive) To consume.

Get

Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes);
He grew a beard
The patient developed abdominal pains
I got funny spots all over my body
Well-developed breasts

Take

(transitive) To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
Take two of these and call me in the morning
Take the blue pill
I take aspirin every day to thin my blood.

Get

Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
He got AIDS
She came down with pneumonia
She took a chill

Take

(transitive) To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
The general took dinner at seven o'clock.

Get

Communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone;
Bill called this number and he got Mary
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake

Take

(transitive) To experience, undergo, or endure.

Get

Give certain properties to something;
Get someone mad
She made us look silly
He made a fool of himself at the meeting
Don't make this into a big deal
This invention will make you a millionaire
Make yourself clear

Take

(transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
Take sun-baths
Take a shower
She made the decision to take chemotherapy.

Get

Move into a desired direction of discourse;
What are you driving at?

Take

(transitive) To experience or feel.
She takes pride in her work.
I take offence at that.
To take a dislike
To take pleasure in his opponent's death

Get

Grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of;
Did you catch that allusion?
We caught something of his theory in the lecture
Don't catch your meaning
Did you get it?
She didn't get the joke
I just don't get him

Take

(transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
Took a pay cut
Take a joke
If you're in an abusive relationship, don't just sit and take it; you can get help.
The hull took a lot of punishment before it broke.
I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell.
That truck bed will only take two tons.

Get

Attract and fix;
His look caught her
She caught his eye
Catch the attention of the waiter

Take

(transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
The ship took a direct hit and was destroyed.
Her career took a hit.

Get

Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;
The rock caught her in the back of the head
The blow got him in the back
The punch caught him in the stomach

Take

(transitive) To participate in.
She took a vacation to France but spent the whole time feeling miserable that her husband couldn't be there with her.
Aren't you supposed to take your math final today?
Despite my misgivings, I decided to take a meeting with the Russian lawyer.

Get

Reach by calculation;
What do you get when you add up these numbers?

Take

(transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
He had to take it apart to fix it.
She took down her opponent in two minutes.

Get

Acquire as a result of some effort or action;
You cannot get water out of a stone
Where did she get these news?

Take

(transitive) To regard in a specified way.
He took the news badly.

Get

Purchase;
What did you get at the toy store?

Take

(transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
Took the decision to close its last remaining outlet
Took a dim view of city officials

Get

Perceive by hearing;
I didn't catch your name
She didn't get his name when they met the first time

Take

(transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
Don't take my comments as an insult.
If she took my meaning

Get

Suffer from the receipt of;
She will catch hell for this behavior!

Take

(transitive) To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work.
She took the blame, in the public's eyes, although the debacle was more her husband's fault than her own.

Get

Receive as a retribution or punishment;
He got 5 years in prison

Take

(transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
Take her word for it
Take him at his word

Get

Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
Scram!

Take

(transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
Take it from her comments she won't be there.
I took him to be a person of honor.
He was often taken to be a man of means.
Do you take me for a fool?
Do you take me to be stupid?
Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.

Get

Reach and board;
She got the bus just as it was leaving

Take

(transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
I'm not sure what moral to take from that story.

Get

Irritate;
Her childish behavior really get to me
His lying really gets me

Take

(transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
"As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"

Get

Evoke an emotional response;
Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time

Take

(transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
Took a chill

Get

Apprehend and reproduce accurately;
She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
She got the mood just right in her photographs

Take

(transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).

Get

In baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
He drew a base on balls

Take

(transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
Took her fancy
Took her attention

Get

Overcome or destroy;
The ice storm got my hibiscus
The cat got the goldfish

Take

To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
Cloth that takes dye well
Paper that takes ink
The leather that takes a certain kind of polish

Get

Be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
A vexing problem
This question really stuck me

Take

To let in (water).

Get

Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Let's get down to work now

Take

(transitive) To require.
It takes a while to get used to the smell.
Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down.
Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime.

Get

Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
She suffered a fracture in the accident
He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
She got a bruise on her leg
He got his arm broken in the scuffle

Take

(transitive) To proceed to fill.
He took a seat in the front row.

Get

Make children;
Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize them

Take

(transitive) To fill, to use up (time or space).
Hunting that whale takes most of his free time.
His collection takes a lot of space.
The trip will take about ten minutes.

Take

(transitive) To avail oneself of.
He took that opportunity to leave France.

Take

(transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
Take a walk
Take action/steps/measures to fight drug abuse
Take a trip
Take aim
Take the tempo slowly
The kick is taken from where the foul occurred.
Pirès ran in to take the kick.
The throw-in is taken from the point where the ball crossed the touch-line.

Take

(transitive) To assume or perform (a form or role).

Take

(transitive) To assume (a form).
Took the form of a duck
Took shape
A god taking the likeness of a bird

Take

(transitive) To perform (a role).
Take the part of the villain/hero

Take

(transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
Take office
Take the throne

Take

(transitive) To bind oneself by.
He took the oath of office last night

Take

(transitive) To move into.
The witness took the stand
The next team took the field

Take

(transitive) To go into, through, or along.
Go down two blocks and take the next left
Take the path of least resistance

Take

(transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
Take cover/shelter/refuge

Take

(transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
Take her pulse / temperature / blood pressure
Take a census

Take

(transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
He took a mental inventory of his supplies.
She took careful notes.

Take

(transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
She took a video of their encounter.
Could you take a picture of us?
The police took his fingerprints.

Take

To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).
The photographer will take you sitting down.
To take a group/scene

Take

(transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
Took me for ten grand

Take

To apply oneself to the study of.
As a child, she took ballet.
I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester.

Take

(transitive) To deal with.
Take matters as they arise

Take

(transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then ... etc.

Take

To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
He'll probably take this one.

Take

(transitive) To accept as an input to a relation.

Take

To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).
This verb takes the dative; that verb takes the genitive.

Take

To accept (zero or more arguments).
The function takes two arguments, an array of size n and an integer k.

Take

(intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives.

Take

(intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.

Take

(Of ink; dye; etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
The dye didn't take
Boiling pasta with a bit of the sauce in the water will help the sauce "take."

Take

To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to take root, take hold.
Not all grafts take
I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take.

Take

To catch; to engage.

Take

To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people.

Take

To have the intended effect.

Take

To become; to be affected in a specified way.
They took ill within 3 hours.
She took sick with the flu.

Take

To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.

Take

An intensifier.

Take

To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).

Take

To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.
He took me a blow on the head.

Take

The or an act of taking.

Take

Something that is taken; a haul.

Take

Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.
The mayor is on the take.

Take

The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.

Take

An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
What's your take on this issue, Fred?
Another unsolicited maths take: talking about quotients in terms of "equivalence classes" or cosets is really unnatural.

Take

An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
A new take on a traditional dish

Take

(film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
It's a take.
Act seven, scene three, take two.

Take

(music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.

Take

A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
Did a double-take and then a triple-take
I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway.

Take

(medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.

Take

A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).

Take

(printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.

Take

Taken.

Take

In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.

Take

To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take an army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; - said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
This man was taken of the Jews.
Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take;Not that themselves are wise, but others weak.
They that come abroad after these showers are commonly taken with sickness.
There he blasts the tree and takes the cattleAnd makes milch kine yield blood.

Take

In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.

Take

To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Cleombroutus was so taken with this prospect, that he had no patience.
I know not why, but there was a something in those half-seen features, - a charm in the very shadow that hung over their imagined beauty, - which took me more than all the outshining loveliness of her companions.

Take

To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer.
Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore.

Take

To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene.

Take

To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
The violence of storming is the course which God is forced to take for the destroying . . . of sinners.

Take

To receive as something to be eaten or drunk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.

Take

To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head.
For now Troy's broad-wayed townHe shall take in.
The ancients took up experiments upon credit.
One of his relations took him up roundly.
Soon as the evening shades prevail,The moon takes up the wondrous tale.

Take

To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat; it takes five hours to get to Boston from New York by car.
This man always takes time . . . before he passes his judgments.

Take

Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.

Take

To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take a picture of a person.
Beauty alone could beauty take so right.

Take

To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.

Take

To draw; to deduce; to derive.
The firm belief of a future judgment is the most forcible motive to a good life, because taken from this consideration of the most lasting happiness and misery.

Take

To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
You take me right.
Charity, taken in its largest extent, is nothing else but the science love of God and our neighbor.
[He] took that for virtue and affection which was nothing but vice in a disguise.
You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl.

Take

To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; - used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.

Take

To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; - used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
I take thee at thy word.
Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command; . . . Not take the mold.

Take

To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.

Take

To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery; he took a dictionary with him.
He took me certain gold, I wot it well.

Take

To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; - with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.

Take

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.
When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise.
In impressions from mind to mind, the impression taketh, but is overcome . . . before it work any manifest effect.

Take

To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake,And hint he writ it, if the thing should take.

Take

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.

Take

To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.

Take

That which is taken, such as the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch, or the amouont of money collected during one event; as, the box-office take.

Take

The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.

Take

The income arising from land or other property;
The average return was about 5%

Take

The act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

Take

Carry out;
Take action
Take steps
Take vengeance

Take

As of time or space;
It took three hours to get to work this morning
This event occupied a very short time

Take

Take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
Can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace

Take

Get into one's hands, take physically;
Take a cookie!
Can you take this bag, please

Take

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

Take

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!

Take

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

Take into one's possession;
We are taking an orphan from Romania
I'll take three salmon steaks

Take

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

Take

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

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

Take

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

Take

Assume, as of positions or roles;
She took the job as director of development

Take

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
Take the case of China
Consider the following case

Take

Experience or feel or submit to;
Take a test
Take the plunge

Take

Make a film or photograph of something;
Take a scene
Shoot a movie

Take

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

Take

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly;
Have another bowl of chicken soup!
I don't take sugar in my coffee

Take

Accept or undergo, often unwillingly;
We took a pay cut

Take

Make use of or accept for some purpose;
Take a risk
Take an opportunity

Take

Take by force;
Hitler took the Baltic Republics
The army took the fort on the hill

Take

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

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

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

Be a student of a certain subject;
She is reading for the bar exam

Take

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

Take

Head into a specified direction;
The escaped convict took to the hills
We made for the mountains

Take

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

Take

Be seized or affected in a specified way;
Take sick
Be taken drunk

Take

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

Take

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?

Take

Receive or obtain by regular payment;
We take the Times every day

Take

Buy, select;
I'll take a pound of that sausage

Take

To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort;
Take shelter from the storm

Take

Have sex with; archaic use;
He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

Take

Lay claim to; as of an idea;
She took credit for the whole idea

Take

Be designed to hold or take;
This surface will not take the dye

Take

Be capable of holding or containing;
This box won't take all the items
The flask holds one gallon

Take

Develop a habit;
He took to visiting bars

Take

Proceed along in a vehicle;
We drive the turnpike to work

Take

Obtain by winning;
Winner takes all
He took first prize

Take

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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