take

The word “take” has 1 syllable: take.

It's pronounced as /teɪk/.

What is synonym and antonym for take?

In the thesaurus, “take” has 94 synonyms and 88 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for take along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for take

accept
accommodate
address
answer
arrest
ask
back
bear
beat
believe
best
bounty
bring
buy
capture
catch
choose
collect
conduct
conquer
consider
defeat
destroy
do
draw
drive
earn
endure
enjoy
expect
feel
follow
get
go
grab
grasp
grip
handle
haul
have
hold
include
interpretation
kill
know
lead
lift
like
make
manage
manipulate
master
move
need
negotiate
operate
overcome
part
perform
pick
pick up
play
portion
proceeds
purchase
reach
react
reaction
receive
remove
require
response
seat
see
seize
select
serve
share
slay
stand
stop
sustain
think
tolerate
treat
understand
variation
version
want
welcome
win
work
worst
yield

Antonyms for take

abandon
action
aggregate
animate
avoid
backfire
ban
bar
botch
bungle
come back
compound
decline
deduction
deliver
deny
destroy
direct
disagree
disbelieve
discard
discharge
discourage
discredit
dislike
dismiss
disregard
dissuade
doubt
drop
exclude
fail
fall
fight
forget
free
fumble
gain
give
give up
halt
hate
have
heal
hold
idle
ignore
lack
leave
let go
liberate
lose
loss
louse up
lower
merchandise
mishandle
misunderstand
muff
need
negative
neglect
offer
oppose
pass
pool
prevent
raise
recoup
recover
refuse
reject
release
resist
restore
revive
scamp
sell
spend
stop
sum
suspect
throw away
total
turn away
want
weaken
whole

Meanings of take

noun
1. The or an act of taking.
2. Something that is taken; a haul.
3. An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.
4. An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
5. A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
6. A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
7. A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
8. An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
9. A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
10. The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
verb
1. To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.
2. To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
3. To remove.
4. To have sex with.
5. To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
6. To grasp or grip.
7. To select or choose; to pick.
8. To adopt (select) as one's own.
9. To carry or lead (something or someone).
10. To use as a means of transportation.
11. To visit; to include in a course of travel.
12. To obtain for use by payment or lease.
13. To consume.
14. To experience, undergo, or endure.
15. To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
16. To regard in a specified way.
17. To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
18. To understand (especially in a specified way).
19. To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
20. To believe, to accept the statements of.
21. To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
22. To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
23. To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
24. To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
25. To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
26. To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
27. (of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
28. (of a ship) To let in (water).
29. To require.
30. To proceed to fill.
31. To fill, to use up (time or space).
32. To avail oneself of.
33. To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
34. To assume or perform (a form or role).
35. To bind oneself by.
36. To move into.
37. To go into, through, or along.
38. To have and use one's recourse to.
39. To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
40. To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
41. To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
42. To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).
43. To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
44. (now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
45. To deal with.
46. To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
47. To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
48. To accept as an input to a relation.
49. To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
50. To engage, take hold or have effect.
51. To become; to be affected in a specified way.
52. (possibly obsolete) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.
53. An intensifier.
54. To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).
55. (obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

Example Sentences

Take your time to consider all your options before making a decision.
Can you take this package to the post office for me?
I'll take the responsibility for the mistake, it was my fault.
Take a moment to appreciate the beauty of nature around you.
She had to take a break from work to focus on her health.

On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to take, such as: abandon, accept, accommodate, action, address, aggregate, animate.

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