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Take: Meanings, Examples, and Common Collocations (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：grasp or hold (take)

take 🔊

/teɪk/

To move something with your hands, to get hold of something.

Hand taking a red apple from kitchen counter

grasp or hold 🔊

➕

/ɡræsp ɔːr hoʊld/

To reach out with your hand and get something, often to move it or carry it.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old English 'tacan', from Old Norse 'taka' meaning to grasp or seize.

💡 Mnemonic

Picture a hand reaching out and a voice saying 'Take it!' – the action is immediate and physical.

📖 Example

Can you take this book to the library for me? 🔊 Can you take this book to the library for me?

🔗 Collocations

take a book – to grasp and move a book

take someone's hand – to hold someone's hand

take a seat – to sit down, especially after being offered a chair

🔄 Synonyms

grasp (v.) – to take hold of something firmly

seize (v.) – to take something quickly and forcefully

grab (v.) – to take something suddenly or roughly

🚫 Antonyms

give (v.) – to hand something to someone

release (v.) – to let go of something

🌱 Derivatives

taker (n.) – a person who takes something

taking (adj.) – attractive or captivating

taken (adj.) – having been taken; not available

📖 Cultural Story

The word entered English through Viking influence. In modern English, 'take' is used in countless idioms like 'take a break' or 'take it easy'.

Meaning 2：require time (take)

take 🔊

/teɪk/

To need a particular amount of time to happen or to be done.

Hourglass on desk with textbook and coffee

require time 🔊

➕

/rɪˈkwaɪər taɪm/

To need a specific duration to happen or to be completed.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

It usually takes me about twenty minutes to walk to school. 🔊 It usually takes me about twenty minutes to walk to school.

🔗 Collocations

take time – to need a period of time

take an hour – to need sixty minutes

take long – to need a lot of time (usually in questions or negatives)

🔄 Synonyms

require (v.) – to need something for a particular purpose

need (v.) – to have to have something because it is necessary or very important

demand (v.) – to need something such as time or effort

🚫 Antonyms

save (v.) – to reduce the amount of time needed

waste (v.) – to use more time than is needed (negatively)

🌱 Derivatives

time-consuming (adj.) – taking a lot of time

Meaning 3：travel by transport (take)

take 🔊

/teɪk/

To travel somewhere using a bus, train, plane, etc.

Person boarding a red public bus at stop

travel by transport 🔊

➕

/ˈtrævəl baɪ ˈtrænspɔːrt/

To use a mode of public or private transportation to go from one place to another.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

To get to the city center, you should take the number 10 bus. 🔊 To get to the city center, you should take the number 10 bus.

🔗 Collocations

take a bus – to travel by bus

take a taxi – to travel by taxi

take a flight – to travel by plane

🔄 Synonyms

ride (v.) – to sit on and control a bicycle, motorcycle, etc. or to travel in a vehicle

board (v.) – to get on a ship, train, plane, or bus

catch (v.) – to get on a train, bus, plane, etc. in time

🚫 Antonyms

miss (v.) – to fail to get on a train, bus, etc. because you arrive too late

walk (v.) – to move on foot rather than using transport (as an alternative)

🌱 Derivatives

takeoff (n.) – the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground

take-up (n.) – the rate at which people buy or accept something (not directly related)