take
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Synonyms for take
grip
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steal
capture
tolerate
last
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- last
- go on for
- continue for
- carry on for
- endure for
- run on for
- keep on for
accept
win
consider
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- consider
- study
- think about
- examine
- contemplate
- ponder
- weigh up
- mull over
- chew over
- ruminate on
- give thought to
- deliberate over
- cogitate on
understand
regard as
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- regard as
- see as
- believe to be
- consider to be
- think of as
- deem to be
- perceive to be
- hold to be
- judge to be
- reckon to be
- presume to be
- look on as
subscribe to
Synonyms
- subscribe to
- buy
- read regularly
- purchase
- buy regularly
travel by
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- travel by
- travel on
- make use of
- journey on
have room for
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- have room for
- hold
- contain
- accommodate
- accept
work
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- work
- succeed
- do the trick
- have effect
- be efficacious
take advantage of
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- take advantage of
- grab
- seize (on)
- exploit
- grasp
- act on
- make the most of
- jump on
- pounce on
- capitalize on
- leap at
- turn to account
- put to advantage
take after someone
take against something or someone
Synonyms
- take a dislike to
- feel hostile to
- view with disfavour
- look askance on
- become unfriendly towards
take it out of someone
take off: lift off
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- lift off
- leave the ground
- take to the air
- become airborne
take off: depart
take on
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- get upset
- get excited
- make a fuss
- break down
- give way
take someone back: be reconciled with
take someone in: let in
take someone in: deceive
take someone off
take someone on: compete against
take someone out: kill
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- kill
- murder
- execute
- assassinate
- top
- eliminate
- do someone in
- get rid of
- dispatch
- put an end to
- do away with
- exterminate
- finish someone off
- put someone to death
- bump someone off
- rub someone out
take something apart: dismantle
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- dismantle
- break up
- pull apart
- disassemble
- pull or take to pieces or bits
take something apart: dissect
take something back: return
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- return
- bring something back
- send something back
- hand something back
take something back: give a refund for
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- give a refund for
- exchange
- accept something back
take something down: dismantle
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- dismantle
- demolish
- take apart
- disassemble
- level
- tear down
- raze
- take to pieces
take something down: make a note of
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- make a note of
- record
- write down
- minute
- note
- set down
- transcribe
- put on record
take something in: understand
take something off: detach
take something on: accept
take something or someone apart
take something over
Synonyms
- gain control of
- take command of
- assume control of
- come to power in
- become leader of
take something up: resume
Synonyms
- resume
- continue
- go on with
- pick up
- proceed with
- restart
- carry on with
- recommence
- follow on with
- begin something again
take to someone
Synonyms
- like
- get on with
- warm to
- be taken with
- be pleased by
- become friendly with
- conceive an affection for
take to something: start
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- start
- resort to
- make a habit of
- have recourse to
take to something: become good at
take up with someone
Synonyms
- become friendly with
- get involved with
- start seeing
- fall in with
- go around with
- become friends with
- hang about with
- knock about or around with
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for take
to direct or impel to oneself by some quality or action
to lay claim to for oneself or as one's right
to put up with
to perceive and recognize the meaning of
to get money or something else from by deceitful trickery
take back: to disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally
take down: to take (something) apart
take in: to have as a part
take in: to perceive and recognize the meaning of
take in: to cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation
take off: to move or proceed away from a place
take off: to rise up in flight
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take on: to go about the initial step in doing (something)
take over: to seize and move into by force
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take up: to move (something) to a higher position
take up: to go about the initial step in doing (something)
take up: to take in and incorporate, especially mentally
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the amount of money collected as admission, especially to a sporting event
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Synonyms for take
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
require (time or space)
take somebody somewhere
get into one's hands, take physically
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
interpret something in a certain way
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
take into one's possession
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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receive willingly something given or offered
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
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require as useful, just, or proper
make a film or photograph of something
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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- depilate
- epilate
- harvest
- tip
- stem
- extirpate
- enucleate
- exenterate
- decorticate
- bail
- undress
- disinvest
- divest
- strip
- ablate
- clean
- pick
- winnow
- clear up
- clear
- muck
- lift
- tear away
- tear off
- take off
- take away
- take out
- stone
- pit
- seed
- unhinge
- shuck
- hull
- crumb
- chip away
- chip away at
- burl
- knock out
- scavenge
- hypophysectomise
- hypophysectomize
- degas
- husk
- shell
- bur
- burr
- clear away
- clear off
- flick
- dismantle
- defang
- debone
- bone
- disembowel
- eviscerate
- draw
- detusk
- tusk
- dehorn
- scalp
- weed
- condense
- bale out
- bail out
- leach
- decalcify
- detoxicate
- detoxify
- de-ionate
- de-iodinate
- decarbonise
- decarbonize
- decarburise
- decarburize
- decoke
- delouse
- ream
- brush
- wash off
- wash away
- wash out
- wash
- desorb
- pull
- demineralise
- demineralize
- eliminate
- expectorate
- clear out
- drive out
- carve out
- defuse
- dredge
- wear away
- wear off
- amputate
- cut off
- resect
- cream off
- skim off
- cream
- skim
- descale
- scale
- circumcise
- undock
- cut into
- delve
- dig
- turn over
- hollow
- excavate
- lift out
- scoop
- scoop up
- scoop out
- take up
- extract
- pull out
- pull up
- draw out
- unstring
- string
- wipe away
- wipe off
- bear away
- bear off
- carry away
- carry off
- unveil
- unpack
- disburden
- unburden
- empty
- discharge
- offsaddle
- unsaddle
- cast off
- shed
- throw off
- throw away
- shake off
- throw
- cast
- drop
- dislodge
- free
- aspirate
- suck out
- delete
- cancel
- lade
- laden
- ladle
- spoon
- gut
- head
- draw off
- draw away
- pull off
- get out
- withdraw
- deduct
- subtract
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
take by force
admit into a group or community
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
be a student of a certain subject
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
engage for service under a term of contract
receive or obtain regularly
Synonyms
buy, select
have sex with
be capable of holding or containing
proceed along in a vehicle
obtain by winning
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