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Definitions

take

[teyk] / teɪk /

NOUN

profit

Synonyms

STRONG

booty catch catching cut gate haul holding part proceeds receipts return returns revenue share takings yield

Antonyms

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debt loss payment whole

VERB

get; help oneself to

Synonyms

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accept arrest capture collect earn grab have hold pick up reach receive seize win

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abduct acquire attain catch clasp clutch collar ensnare entrap grasp grip handle obtain overtake prehend reap secure snag snatch strike

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carry off carve out gain possession gather up get hold of haul in lay hold of pull in take hold of take in

Antonyms

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drop fail free give let go liberate lose offer release spend throw away

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forfeit give up loose miss misunderstand surrender unfasten

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge keep maintain misconceive refuse reject repulse stop

VERB

steal

Synonyms

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lift pick up seize

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abduct abstract annex appropriate arrogate borrow commandeer confiscate expropriate filch liberate misappropriate nab nail nip pinch pluck pocket preempt purloin salvage sequester snag snare snatch snitch swipe

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accroach carry off haul in pull in rip off run off with take in

Antonyms

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drop free give lower release weaken

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insert let go liberate offer receive return

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail hold keep lose maintain misconceive misunderstand refuse reject repulse stop

VERB

buy; reserve

Synonyms

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choose draw get pick select

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book borrow charter cull derive elect engage gain hire lease mark obtain prefer procure purchase rent

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decide on opt for optate pay for single out

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refuse reject

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cancel discharge fire forfeit let go lose sell

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail give hold keep maintain misconceive misunderstand offer receive repulse stop

VERB

endure

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accept go hold receive stand welcome

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abide accommodate bear brave brook contain experience hack stomach suffer swallow tolerate undergo weather withstand

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bear with give access go through grin and bear it hang in hang on hang tough let in live with put up with ride out stand for stick it out submit to take it take it lying down take it on the chin

Antonyms

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disagree refuse reject stop turn away

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disallow dodge shun

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune discontinue disenchant fail give keep lose maintain misconceive misunderstand offer repulse

VERB

consume

Synonyms

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devour down drink eat feed imbibe ingest inhale meal swallow

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feed on partake of

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abstain

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add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail give hold keep lose maintain misconceive misunderstand offer receive refuse reject repulse stop

VERB

accept, adopt; use

Synonyms

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bring do enjoy have include like make perform play receive serve welcome work

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accommodate admit appropriate assume behave effect execute exercise exert function observe operate practice react relish sense treat undertake utilize

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be aware of deal with delight in enter upon give access let in luxuriate in put in practice take in

Antonyms

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destroy direct dislike exclude fail halt hate idle lack lose need neglect prevent refuse reject stop turn away want

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forget ignore leave miss overlook

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge give hold keep maintain misconceive misunderstand offer repulse

VERB

understand

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accept consider expect feel follow hold know receive see think

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apprehend assume believe catch compass comprehend deem experience gather grasp imagine observe perceive presume reckon regard sense suppose suspect

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be aware of interpret as look upon see as take in think of as

Antonyms

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abandon disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect reject

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let go lose misinterpret miss overlook release

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail give keep maintain misconceive offer refuse repulse stop

VERB

win; be successful

Synonyms

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beat work

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operate prevail succeed triumph

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be efficacious do the trick have effect

Antonyms

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fail lose

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge give hold keep maintain misconceive misunderstand offer receive refuse reject repulse stop

VERB

carry, transport; accompany

Synonyms

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back bring conduct drive lead move

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attend bear buck cart convey convoy escort ferry fetch guide gun haul heel jag journey lug pack piggyback pilot ride shoulder steer tote tour trek truck usher

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go with schlepp

Antonyms

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discourage dissuade leave stop

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abandon free ignore keep maintain neglect refuse stay

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail give hold lose misconceive misunderstand offer receive reject repulse

VERB

captivate, enchant

Synonyms

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draw

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allure attract bewitch charm delight entertain fascinate magnetize overwhelm please wile

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become popular win favor

Antonyms

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bore depress disenchant displease refuse repel repulse tire turn off

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abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue dodge fail give hold keep lose maintain misconceive misunderstand offer receive reject stop

VERB

require

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ask need

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crave demand necessitate

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call for

Antonyms

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abstain avoid disallow fail give hold keep lose maintain offer refuse reject

VERB

subtract

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remove

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deduct discount eliminate

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draw back knock off take away take off take out

Antonyms

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increase raise

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add give hold keep maintain offer

VERB

cheat, deceive

Synonyms

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beat do

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bamboozle bilk con cozen defraud dupe fiddle flimflam gull hoodwink swindle trick

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pull a fast one take for a ride

Antonyms

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be honest give

VERB

contract, catch

Synonyms

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draw get

STRONG

derive

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be seized come down with sicken with take sick with

Antonyms

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abstain avoid be immune

Example Sentences

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The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and racers aim to take the shortest and most direct route to the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times

“After enough vacations came and went, a cone of silence took hold.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bass, a former state Assembly speaker and 12-year member of Congress, took office two years later and made homelessness her signature issue, convincing the council to expand her power to respond to the crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

Iran's deputy foreign minister told BBC News further talks would take place in Geneva on Tuesday.

From BBC

But a contest in a south-east corner of Greater Manchester - the Gorton and Denton by-election - is taking place at the end of this month and could be just as perilous for the PM.

From BBC

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