Tra từ take - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

take [take takes took taking taken] verb, noun BrE [teɪk] NAmE [teɪk]
verb (tookBrE [tʊk] ; NAmE [tʊk] takenBrE [ˈteɪkən] ; NAmE [ˈteɪkən] )

CARRY/LEAD
1. transitive to carry or move sth from one place to another
•~ sth (with you) I forgot to take my bag with me when I got off the bus.
•~ sth to sb/sth Take this to the bank for me, would you?
•Shall I take a gift to my host family?
•~ sb sth Shall I take my host family a gift?
2. transitive to go with sb from one place to another, especially to guide or lead them
•~ sb It's too far to walk— I'll take you by car.
•~ sb to sth A boy took us to our room.
•~ sb doing sth I'm taking the kids swimming later.
•~ sb to do sth The boys were taken to see their grandparents most weekends.
3. transitive ~ sb/sth + adv./prep. to make sb/sth go from one level, situation, etc. to another
• Her energy and talent took her to the top of her profession.
• The new loan takes the total debt to $100 000.
•I'd like to take my argument a stage further.
•He believes he has the skills to take the club forward.
•We'll take the matter forward at our next meeting (= discuss it further).

REACH AND HOLD
4. transitive ~ sb/sth to put your hands or arms around sb/sth and hold them/it; to reach for sb/sth and hold them/it
• I passed him the rope and he took it.
• Free newspapers: please take one.
•Can you take (= hold) the baby for a moment?
•He took her hand/took her by the hand (= held her hand, for example to lead her somewhere).
•She took the child in her arms and kissed him.

REMOVE
5. transitive ~ sth/sb + adv./prep. to remove sth/sb from a place or a person
• Will you take your books off the table?
• The sign must be taken down.
•He took some keys out of his pocket.
•My name had been taken off the list.
•She was playing with a knife, so I took it away from her.
• (informal)She was playing with a knife, so I took it off her.
• (figurative)The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one.
6. transitive ~ sth to remove sth without permission or by mistake
• Someone has taken my scarf.
• Did the burglars take anything valuable?
• (figurative)The storms took the lives of 50 people.
7. transitive to get sth from a particular source
•~ sth from sth The scientists are taking water samples from the river.
• The machine takes its name from its inventor.
•~ sth out of sth Part of her article is taken straight (= copied) out of my book.

CAPTURE
8. transitive to capture a place or person; to get control of sth
•~ sth (from sb) The rebels succeeded in taking the town.
• The state has taken control of the company.
•~ sb + noun The rebels took him prisoner.
•He was taken prisoner by the rebels.

CHOOSE/BUY
9. transitive ~ sth to choose, buy or rent sth
• I'll take the grey jacket.
• We took a room at the hotel for two nights.
10. transitive ~ sth (formal)to buy a newspaper or magazine regularly
•We take the ‘Express’.

EAT/DRINK
11. transitive ~ sth to eat, drink, etc. sth
• Do you take sugar in your coffee?
• The doctor has given me some medicine to take for my cough.
•He started taking drugs (= illegal drugs) at college.

MATHEMATICS
12. transitive ~ A (away) from B | B ~ away A | ~ A away (not used in the progressive tenses)to reduce one number by the value of another
Syn: ↑subtract
•Take 5 from 12 and you're left with 7.
• (informal)80 take away 5 is 75.

WRITE DOWN
13. transitive ~ sth to find out and record sth; to write sth down
• The police officer took my name and address.
• Did you take notes in the class?

PHOTOGRAPH
14. transitive ~ sth to photograph sb/sth
•to take a photograph/picture/snapshot of sb/sth
•to have your picture/photo taken

MEASUREMENT
15. transitive ~ sth to test or measure sth
•to take sb's temperature
• I need to have my blood pressure taken.

SEAT
16. transitive ~ sth to sit down in or use a chair, etc
• Are these seats taken?
• Come in; take a seat.

GIVE EXAMPLE
17. transitive ~ sb/sth used to introduce sb/sth as an example
• Lots of couples have problems in the first year of marriage. Take Ann and Paul.

ACCEPT/RECEIVE
18. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses or in the passive)~ sth to accept or receive sth
• If they offer me the job, I'll take it.
• She was accused of taking bribes.
•Does the hotel take credit cards?
•I'll take the call in my office.
•Why should I take the blame for somebody else's mistakes?
•If you take my advice you'll have nothing more to do with him.
•Will you take $10 for the book (= will you sell it for $10)?
•The store took (= sold goods worth) $100 000 last week.
19. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses)~ sb to accept sb as a customer, patient, etc
• The school doesn't take boys (= only has girls).
• The dentist can't take any new patients.
20. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses)~ sth to experience or be affected by sth
• The school took the full force of the explosion.
• Can the ropes take the strain (= not break)?
•The team took a terrible beating.
21. transitive, no passive ~ sth (not usually used in the progressive tenses)to be able to bear sth
• She can't take criticism.
• I don't think I can take much more of this heat.
•I find his attitude a little hard to take.
22. transitive ~ sth/sb + adv./prep. to react to sth/sb in a particular way
• He took the criticism surprisingly well.
• These threats are not to be taken lightly.
•I wish you'd take me seriously.
•She took it in the spirit in which it was intended.

CONSIDER
23. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses)to understand or consider sth in a particular way
•~ sth (as sth) She took what he said as a compliment.
• How am I supposed to take that remark?
•Taken overall, the project was a success.
•~ sth to do sth What did you take his comments to mean?
24. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses)to consider sb/sth to be sb/sth, especially when you are wrong
•~ sb/sth for sb/sth Even the experts took the painting for a genuine Van Gogh.
•Of course I didn't do it! What do you take me for (= what sort of person do you think I am)?
•~ sb/sth to be sb/sth I took the man with him to be his father.

HAVE FEELING/OPINION
25. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses)~ sth to have a particular feeling, opinion or attitude
• My parents always took an interest in my hobbies.
• Don't take offence (= be offended) at what I said.
•I took a dislike to him.
•He takes the view that children are responsible for their own actions.

ACTION
26. transitive ~ sth to use a particular course of action in order to deal with or achieve sth
• The government is taking action to combat drug abuse.
• We need to take a different approach to the problem.
27. transitive ~ sth used with nouns to say that sb is doing sth, performing an action, etc.
•to take a step/walk/stroll
•to take a bath/shower/wash
•to take a look/glance
•to take a bite/drink/sip
•to take a deep breath
•to take a break/rest
• (BrE) No decision will be taken on the matter until next week.

FORM/POSITION
28. transitive ~ sth to have a particular form, position or state
• Our next class will take the form of a debate.
• The new President takes office in January.

TIME
29. transitive, no passive, intransitive to need or require a particular amount of time
•~ sth The journey to the airport takes about half an hour.
•~ sth to do sth It takes about half an hour to get to the airport.
•That cut is taking a long time to heal.
•The official seemed to take hours to examine my passport.
•~ sb sth (to do sth) It took her three hours to repair her bike.
•It'll take her time to recover from the illness.
•~ sth for sb to do sth It'll take time (= take a long time) for her to recover from the illness.
•+ adv. I need a shower— I won't take long.

NEED
30. transitive, no passive to need or require sth in order to happen or be done
•~ sb/sth to do sth It only takes one careless driver to cause an accident.
•It doesn't take much to make her angry.
•~ sth (informal)He didn't take much persuading (= he was easily persuaded).
31. transitive, no passive (not used in the progressive tenses)~ sth (of machines, etc.)to use sth in order to work
•All new cars take unleaded petrol.

SIZE OF SHOES/CLOTHES
32. transitive, no passive (not used in the progressive tenses)~ sth to wear a particular size in shoes or clothes
•What size shoes do you take?

HOLD/CONTAIN
33. transitive, no passive (not used in the progressive tenses)~ sth/sb to have enough space for sth/sb; to be able to hold or contain a particular quantity
•The bus can take 60 passengers.
•The tank takes 50 litres.

TEACH/LEAD
34. transitive ~ sb (for sth) | ~ sth to be the teacher or leader in a class or a religious service
•The head teacher usually takes us for French.
•Mr Perkins took the morning service.

STUDY
35. transitive ~ sth to study a subject at school, college, etc
•She is planning to take a computer course.
•How many subjects are you taking this year?

EXAM
36. transitive ~ sth to do an exam or a test
•When did you take your driving test?

TRANSPORT/ROAD
37. transitive ~ sth to use a form of transport, a road, a path, etc. to go to a place
•to take the bus/plane/train
•to take a cab
•Take the second road on the right.
•It's more interesting to take the coast road.

GO OVER/AROUND
38. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to go over or around sth
•The horse took the first fence well.
•He takes bends much too fast.

IN SPORTS
39. transitive ~ sth (of a player in a sports game)to kick or throw the ball from a fixed or agreed position
•to take a penalty/free kick/corner

VOTE/SURVEY
40. transitive ~ sth to use a particular method to find out people's opinions
•to take a vote/poll/survey

BE SUCCESSFUL
41. intransitive to be successful; to work
•The skin graft failed to take.

GRAMMAR
42. transitive (not used in the progressive tenses)~ sth (of verbs, nouns, etc.)to have or require sth when used in a sentence or other structure
•The verb ‘rely’ takes the preposition ‘on’.
Rem: Most idioms containing take are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example take the biscuit is at biscuit.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Old English tacan ‘get (especially by force), capture’, from Old Norse taka ‘grasp, lay hold of’, of unknown ultimate origin.

Synonyms:
cheat
fool • deceive • betray • take in • trick • con
These words all mean to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to get what you want.
cheat • to make sb believe sth that is not true, in order to get money or sth else from them: ▪ She is accused of attempting to cheat the taxman. ◇ ▪ He cheated his way into the job.
Cheat also means to act in a dishonest way in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, competition or exam: ▪ You're not allowed to look at the answers— ▪ that's cheating ▪.
fool • to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially in order to laugh at them or to get what you want: ▪ Just don't be fooled into investing any money with them.
deceive • to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially sb who trusts you, in order to get what you want: ▪ She deceived him into handing over all his savings.
betray • to hurt sb who trusts you, especially by deceiving them or not being loyal to them: ▪ She felt betrayed when she found out the truth about him.
take sb in • [often passive] to deceive sb, usually in order to get what you want: ▪ I was taken in by her story.
trick • to deceive sb, especially in a clever way, in order to get what you want.
con • (informal) to deceive sb, especially in order to get money from them or get them to do sth for you: ▪ They had been conned out of £100 000.
which word?
Many of these words involve making sb believe sth that is not true, but some of them are more disapproving than others. Deceive is probably the worst because people typically deceive friends, relations and others who know and trust them. People may feel cheated/betrayed by sb in authority who they trusted to look after their interests. If sb takes you in, they may do it by acting a part and using words and charm effectively. If sb cheats/fools/tricks/cons you, they may get sth from you and make you feel stupid. However, sb might fool you just as a joke; and to trick sb is sometimes seen as a clever thing to do, if the person being tricked is seen as a bad person who deserves it.
to cheat/fool/trick/con sb out of sth
to cheat/fool/deceive/betray/trick/con sb into doing sth
to feel cheated/fooled/deceived/betrayed/tricked/conned
to fool/deceive yourself
to cheat/trick/con your way into sth

Synonyms:
sit
sit down • be seated • take a seat • perch
These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.
sit • to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair: ▪ May I sit here? ◇ ▪ Sit still, will you!
Sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting: ▪ We sat talking for hours.
sit down/ • sit yourself down • to move from a standing position to a sitting position: ▪ Please sit down. ◇ ▪ Come in and sit yourselves down.
be seated • (formal) to be sitting: ▪ She was seated at the head of the table.
Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please be seated.
take a seat • to sit down Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please take a seat.
perch • (rather informal) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth: ▪ She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on sth
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in sth

Synonyms:
take
lead • escort • drive • show • walk • guide • usher • direct
These words all mean to go with sb from one place to another.
take • to go with sb from one place to another, for example in order to show them sth or to show them the way to a place: ▪ It's too far to walk— I'll take you by car.
lead • to go with or go in front of sb in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction: ▪ Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
escort • to go with sb in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way: ▪ The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.
drive • to take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc: ▪ My mother drove us to the airport.
show • to take sb to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route: ▪ The attendant showed us to our seats.
walk • to go somewhere with sb on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere: ▪ He always walked her home. ◇ ▪ Have you walked the dog yet today?
guide • to show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well: ▪ She guided us through the busy streets. ◇ ▪ We were guided around the museums.
usher • (rather formal) to politely take or show sb where they should go, especially within a building: ▪ She ushered her guests to their seats.
direct • (rather formal) to tell or show sb how to get somewhere or where to go: ▪ A young woman directed them to the station.
to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct sb to/out of/into sth
to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide sb around/round
to take/lead/escort/drive/walk sb home
to take/lead/escort/guide sb to safety
to lead/show the way

Which Word?:
last / take
Last and take are both used to talk about the length of time that something continues.
Last is used to talk about the length of time that an event continues: ▪ How long do you think this storm will last? ◇ ▪ The movie lasted over two hours. Last does not always need an expression of time: ▪ His annoyance won’t last. Last is also used to say that you have enough of something: ▪ We don’t have enough money to last until next month.
Take is used to talk about the amount of time you need in order to go somewhere or do something. It must be used with an expression of time: ▪ It takes (me) at least an hour to get home from work. ◇ ▪ How long will the flight take? ◇ ▪ The water took ages to boil.

Example Bank:
•Harry took his rejection philosophically.
•He took what I said as a criticism.
•I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist.
•She took the news of her father's death very badly.
•They won't take kindly to being ordered about.
•28 take away 5 is 23.
•A military junta took control of the country.
•All she had taken was her passport and driving licence.
•Can you take the baby for a moment?
•England failed to take their chances and had to settle for a draw.
•Even the experts took the painting to be a genuine Van Gogh.
•He started taking drugs at college.
•He took her hand/took her by the hand.
•He took the bend much too fast.
•He's not the fool you take him for.
•I asked them if they'd take me with them.
•I don't think I can take much more of this heat.
•I find his attitude a little hard to take.
•I mistakenly took her for the Senator's wife.
•I need a shower— I won't take long.
•I wish you'd take me seriously.
•I'll take the call in my office.
•I'll take the grey jacket.
•I'm afraid your husband has taken a turn for the worse.
•I'm taking the kids swimming later.
•If they offer me the job, I'll take it.
•If you choose deceit, then you must take the consequences of your actions.
•If you take my advice you'll have nothing more to do with him.
•It takes about half an hour to get to the airport.
•It was clear that she wasn't going to take any nonsense.
•It'll take her time to recover from the illness.
•It's too far to walk— I'll take you by car.
•My things had already been taken to my room.
•Of course I didn't do it! What do you take me for?
•Part of her article is taken straight out of my book.
•Please remember to take all your belongings with you when you leave the bus.
•She can't take criticism.
•She took her bags along with her.
•She's taken a nasty fall and has her leg in plaster.
•Should I take him a gift?
•Take 5 from 12 and you're left with 7.
•Take the initiative and fill your life with exciting experiences.
•The bank robbers took several employees hostage.
•The boy took us to our rooms.
•The dentist can't take any new patients.
•The horse took the jump safely but then stumbled.
•The school doesn't take boys.
•The store took $100 000 last week.
•They took the night train to Vienna.
•They were taken to see their grandparents most weekends.
•Think about what you need to take for the trip.
•We took a bus south to Cairo.
•We took a ferry across to the island.
•When the bus stopped for fuel, we took the opportunity to get something to eat.
•Why should I take the blame for somebody else's mistakes?
•Will you take $10 for the book?
•You fly to Brussels and take the train to Bruges.
•You should take her home soon.
•You'll have to take a taxi. There's no other way of getting there.
•take a cheque/credit card/£50 note
•take a job
•take a particular amount of money for sth
Idioms: I/you can't take somebody anywhere ▪ ↑have what it takes ▪ ↑on the take ▪ ↑somebody can take it or leave it ▪ ↑take a lot of doing ▪ ↑take a lot out of somebody ▪ ↑take it ▪ ↑take it from me ▪ ↑take it on yourself to do something ▪ ↑take somebody as they come ▪ ↑take something as it comes ▪ ↑take that!
Derived: ↑take after somebody ▪ ↑take against somebody ▪ ↑take away from something ▪ ↑take it out on somebody ▪ ↑take off ▪ ↑take over ▪ ↑take somebody aback ▪ ↑take somebody apart ▪ ↑take somebody back ▪ ↑take somebody in ▪ ↑take somebody off ▪ ↑take somebody off something ▪ ↑take somebody on ▪ ↑take somebody out ▪ ↑take somebody out of himself/ herself ▪ ↑take somebody through something ▪ ↑take somebody up on something ▪ ↑take something apart ▪ ↑take something away ▪ ↑take something back ▪ ↑take something down ▪ ↑take something in ▪ ↑take something off ▪ ↑take something off something ▪ ↑take something on ▪ ↑take something out ▪ ↑take something out of something ▪ ↑take something over ▪ ↑take something up ▪ ↑take something up with somebody ▪ ↑take to somebody ▪ ↑take to something ▪ ↑take up ▪ ↑take up something ▪ ↑take up with somebody ▪ ↑take yourself off ▪ ↑taken up with somebody ▪ ↑taken with somebody

noun
1. a scene or part of a film/movie that is filmed at one time without stopping the camera
•We managed to get it right in just two takes.
2. usually singular (informal)an amount of money that sb receives, especially the money that is earned by a business during a particular period of time
Syn: ↑takings
•How much is my share of the take?
3. ~ on sth (informal)the particular opinion or idea that sb has about sth
•What's his take on the plan?
•a new take on the Romeo and Juliet story (= a way of presenting it)
see also ↑double take

Word Origin:
late Old English tacan ‘get (especially by force), capture’, from Old Norse taka ‘grasp, lay hold of’, of unknown ultimate origin.

Example Bank:
•The auction was predicted to make $20 million, but the actual take turned out to be half that figure.

See also: ↑take something away ▪ ↑take something out