Take

(redirected from take care of)
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
Related to take care of: Take Care of Yourself

take

v. to gain or obtain possession, including the receipt of a legacy from an estate, getting title to real property, or stealing an object.

Copyright © 1981-2005 by Gerald N. Hill and Kathleen T. Hill. All Right reserved.

TAKE. This is a technical expression which signifies to be entitled to; as, a devisee will take under the will. To take also signifies to seize, as to take and carry away.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
References in periodicals archive ?
After working in the UAE for the past four years, I have just started staying at home to take care of my two-year-old baby.
She explains, “In June, I resigned from my teaching position, packed some belongings, and headed south with three kids, two cats, and a dog to St Augustine, Florida, to take care of Mom.
"If you don't know about it, you can't take care of it," Mr.

Full browser ?