Examples

: "take action" "take steps" "take vengeance"

Used in print

The White_House is taking extraordinary steps to check the rapid_growth of juvenile_delinquency in the United_States .

Action on a new ordinance permitting motorists who plead guilty to minor traffic offenses to pay fines at the local police_station may be taken at Monday 's special North_Providence_Town_Council meeting .

He said `` Morris_County is rapidly changing and unless steps are taken _to preserve the green areas , there will be no land left to preserve '' .

But if all alternatives should be clearly blocked_off , it can be expected the Davis administration will take steps to trim spending at the spring session of the state Legislature .

Dr._Melvin_W._Barnes , superintendent , said he thought the schools were waiting for some leadership , perhaps on the national level , to make sure that whatever steps of planning they took would `` be more fruitful '' , and that he had found that other school districts were not as far along in their planning as this district .

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act

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occupy use_up

Examples

: "It took three hours to get to work this morning" "This event occupied a very short time"

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`` The countries are trying to build in a decade the kind_of society we took a century to build '' , he said .

Maybe it 's taking longer to get things squared_away than the bankers expected .

These qualities alone , however , would not account_for their success , and it took me a while to discover the crowning virtue that completes this company 's collective personality .

It took the U._N. three months to bring a modest form of order to the Congo .

When Continental Airlines night-coach Flight 54 took_off at 11 : 30 one night last week , there was no reason to think it would take any longer .

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use be consume

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lead guide direct conduct

Examples

"We lead him to our chief" "can you take me to the main entrance?" "He conducted us to the palace"

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Instead of admonishing him to let the weights alone they personally took him to that master Montreal bodybuilding authority , Professor_Roland_Claude .

Your ear takes you into the ensemble , and you may well become aware of instrumental details which previously were apparent only in the score .

Doris_Hull , suffering from tuberculosis , was taken by her husband to see Otis_G._Carroll , a sanipractor - a licensed drugless healer - in Spokane .

If anything may be predicted in the quicksilver world of retailing , it seems likely that the suburban branch will come to dominate children 's clothing ( taking the kid downtown is too_much of a production ) , household gadgetry and the discount_business in big-ticket items .

The music arrived , taking him , its rhythm stroked him , snaked all through him , the lyrics lifted him , took him from one magic isle to another , stopping briefly at each .

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mislead usher beacon hand leader usher

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get_hold_of

Examples

"Take a cookie!" "Can you take this bag, please"

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From this earth , then , while it was still virgin God took dust and fashioned the man , the beginning of humanity '' .

And He laid_down for him certain conditions : so_that , if he kept the command of God , then he would always remain as he was , that_is , immortal ; but if he did not , he would become mortal , melting into earth , whence his frame had been taken '' .

I asked him if he took seeds from his own plants .

The posse then asked that he send_out the women and children as the building would be fired or torn_down over his head if necessary to take him dead or alive .

He took the pen in his stumps and began to write .

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clutch seize seize seize take_away doff undertake scoop take_in dismember take_in pickings

Synonyms

assume take_on acquire adopt

Examples

"His voice took on a sad tone" "The story took a new turn" "he adopted an air of superiority" "She assumed strange manners" "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

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No manufacturer has taken the initiative in pointing_out the costs involved .

The Outdoor_Education_Project took cognizance of the fact , so often overlooked , that athletic activities stressed in most school programs have little or no relationship to the physical and mental needs and interests of later life .

In a growing number of American homes , marriage counselors report , the wife is taking a commanding role in sexual_relationships .

This means that such factors as the health of the parents , particularly the mother , their ability to provide their children with the necessities of life , the degree of population density of a country and the shortage of housing facilities may legitimately be taken into consideration in determining the number of offspring .

The attitudes which the Rebs and Yanks took toward each other were very_much the same and ranged over the same gamut of feeling , from friendliness to extreme hatred .

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change re-assume

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read

Examples

"I read this address as a satire" "How should I take this message?" You can't take credit for this!"

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Instead , the audience can sit_back at_ease and , from the perspective of an enlightened time which no_longer believes_in such things , enjoy the dead seriousness with which the characters in the play take the witches and devils which are under discussion .

In arguing in this way , we are obviously taking for granted that a demythologized restatement of the kerygma can be achieved ; and that we firmly believe this will presently become evident when we set_forth reasons to justify such a conviction .

The Presto ma_non_assai of the first trio of the scherzo is taken literally and may shock you , as the real Allegro_con_spirito of the finale is likely to bring you to your feet .

I take this to mean that the intelligent - and therefore necessarily cynical ?

Thus , the dotted line shown in figure 4 was taken as typical for the temperature distribution for all blowing rates .

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interpret misread read read

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bring convey

Examples

"Bring me the box from the other room" "Take these letters to the boss" also metaphorical, as in "This brings me to the main point"

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In the Blue_Ridge meeting , the audience was warned that entering a candidate for governor would force it to take petitions out into voting_precincts to obtain the signatures of registered voters .

Moll took his coffee into the nursery .

The men were restive , he wrote , ready to take the battle to the enemy as Jackson wished .

Then she took iced lemonade to Marsh 's young aide where he sat in the cool of the big trees around the flower_garden .

When they first married he had been working in the fields all day , and she would get_in the car and drive to wherever he was working , to take him a fresh hot meal .

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transport transit conduct return land ferry whisk church fetch tube raise lower produce produce advance land bring bring transportation conveyer conveyer_belt come

Examples

"We are taking an orphan from Romania" "I'll take three salmon steaks"

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Kenny_Lane of Muskegon , Mich. , world 's seventh ranked lightweight , had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over Rip_Randall of Tyler , Tex. , here Monday night .

Perhaps the lesson we should take from these pages is that the welfare_state in England still allows wild scope for all kinds of rugged eccentrics .

Carroll diagnosed Mrs._Hull by taking a drop of blood from her ear and putting it on his `` radionic '' machine and twirling some knobs ( fee $ 50 ) .

A rough attempt was made to characterize the vertical profile of the cloud by taking samples from outside the windows on the first , ninth , and fifteenth floors of a Government_office building .

Three of the anti - Rh sera used were taken from recently sensitized individuals .

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give collect bear dispossess snap_up impound recall take_away adopt take_back pocket unburden sequester withdraw take_in take_back

Examples

: "He takes the bus to work" "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

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Cricket took eight ships and went south across the Straits and along the north coast of Mindanao to Cagayan .

Greg himself took two flights , with Todman leading the second , to patrol and look_for targets of opportunities around Ormoc on the east coast of Leyte .

Then they took a taxi to Trastevere .

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use

Synonyms

choose select pick_out

Examples

"Take any one of these cards" "Choose a good husband for your daughter" "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

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The minimum total potential_energy is found by taking the derivative with_respect_to H and equating to zero .

If goodness and badness lie_in attitudes only and hence are brought into being by them , those men who greeted death and misery with childishly merry laughter are taking the only sensible line .

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decide adopt vote elect pick specify assign draw elect single_out sift vote_in nominate side sieve field cream_off cull_out screen sieve_out go dial think_of excerpt empanel choice

Synonyms

accept have

Examples

"The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter" "I won't have this dog in my house!" "Please accept my present"

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The crowd staged its own mad scene in salvos of cheers and applause and finally a standing_ovation as Miss_Sutherland took curtain_call after curtain_call following a fantastic `` Mad_Scene '' created on_her_own and with the help of the composer and the other performers .

To_be_sure , when this is pointed_out , a common response among certain churchmen is to fulminate about `` the little flock '' and `` the great crowd '' and to take solace from Paul 's castigation of the `` wisdom of the wise '' in the opening chapter of First_Corinthians .

The temperature dependent value of �e was taken from Ref. 7 .

The fish took the bait .

When they came to Mr._Jack 's photograph , twenty by twelve inches in a curly silver frame , Miss_Ada said , `` By_rights I ought to leave that , seeing he won n't take my clotheshorse '' .

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refuse get welcome accept adopt honor honor bear adopt absorb take_in receive acceptance

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fill

Examples

"She took the job as director of development"

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The Bears took the lead in the first inning , as they did in Sunday 's opener , and never lagged .

Four years later he resigned to take a similar job with the Green_Bay_Packers .

Who will take Stalin 's place beside Lenin ?

They were stressed in the speeches of Si_Mubarak_Bekkai when the first Council_of_Ministers was formed and again when the Istiqlal took a leading role in the second Council .

Who is the man to take His place ?

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work assume

Synonyms

consider look_at deal

Examples

"Take the case of China" "Consider the following case"

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For sheer ambition , take the Decca series titled modestly `` Wisdom '' .

Taking first things first , let 's understand the sport called gymnastics .

( Actually , a nilpotent operator on an n-dimensional space must have its nth power 0 ; if we take * * f above , that will be large enough .

Let us take a set of circumstances in which I happen to be interested on the legislative side and in which I think every one of us might naturally make such a statement .

One can take a vase of about 800 B.C. and , without any knowledge of its place_of_origin , venture to assign it to a specific area ; imitation and borrowing of motifs now become ascertainable .

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think_about contemplate warm_to abstract dally circumstance

Synonyms

require need demand call_for necessitate involve ask postulate

Examples

"It takes nerve to do what she did" "success usually requires hard work" "This job asks a lot of patience and skill" "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice" "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"

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Most marketing people agree it is going_to take redoubled efforts to satisfy future requirements .

It takes a great_deal of abstraction to free oneself from the primitive impression of larger unities of power and influence and to view one 's world simply as a collection of sense_data arranged in such_and_such sequence and pattern , devoid_of all power to move the feelings and actions except in_so_far as they present themselves for inspection .

But it took the pictures of the Migs and the T-34 tanks to do the job .

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obviate imply cost claim cry_out_for draw govern claim need requirement necessity necessity

Examples

"Take a test" "Take the plunge"

Used in print

`` Take a ride on this one '' , Brooks_Robinson greeted Hansen as the Bird third_sacker grabbed a bat , headed for the plate and bounced a third inning two run double off the left centerfield wall tonight .

I never heard of a poll being taken on the question .

If we were asked why we thought so , we should say that these things involve great evil and are wrong , and that to take delight in what is evil or wrong is plainly unfitting .

Altogether he had , since the seizure , the appearance of a boy who overindulged in food and took no exercise .

This was a broth_of_a_boy , our Felix , and nothing was more obvious than the joy he took in demonstrating how agile he was and how full of juice and spirit .

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experience

Synonyms

remove take_away withdraw

Examples

"remove a threat" "remove a wrapper" "Remove the dirty dishes from the table" "take the gun from your pocket" "It withdraws heat from the environment"

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`` You take out_of circulation many millions of dollars '' .

It was the end of the afternoon when he took the huge key out of his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole .

He told Argiento to take a bird out of the cage , cut a large vein under its wing , let the blood gush into Michelangelo 's injured eye .

Bobby_Joe took a gun from behind the door , and with a quick `` Bye_now '' was gone for the day .

Winston took the clothesbrush out of the closet and went to work .

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draw dig extract shed take_off unpack draw take_away take_away withdraw wipe_off clean scoop dislodge clear tear_away de-iodinate amputate skim draw_off brush clear muck discharge lift take_out empty degas unsaddle strip aspirate aspirate knock_out draw leach pick wash flick strip strip strip seed pit defuse wear_away defang bone disembowel shuck unhinge clean shell tusk hull dehorn scalp crumb lift unstring exenterate enucleate enucleate harvest burl ream desorb pull demineralise eliminate clear_out chip_away dredge winnow ablate stem tip strip scale circumcise undock clean excavate decorticate extirpate scavenge resect spoon string shuck shell unveil condense unburden weed hypophysectomize lift head unsling bail_out bur delete ladle husk gut unbrace clean depilate de-ionate decarbonize leach delouse bail clear_off detoxify decalcify subtract removal withdrawal

Synonyms

shoot film

Examples

"take a scene" "shoot a movie"

Used in print

In recent years many counties and the U._S._Forest_Service have taken aerial photos which show features in_detail and are very good for planning use .

It is usually helpful to make a sketch_map in the field , showing the size and location of the features of interest and to take photographs at the site .

Qualitative observations were made and high-speed motion_pictures were taken to study flow phenomena in the arc at various mass flow velocities .

The x-ray_diffraction pattern of the material , taken with CuKla radiation , indicated the presence of no extra lines and was in good agreement with the pattern of Douglass .

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record reshoot movie photograph movie film filming

Synonyms

have consume ingest take_in

Examples

"Have another bowl of chicken soup!" "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

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Although she weighed only 108 pounds when she visited him , Carroll permitted her to go on a 10 - day fast in which she took nothing but water .

The queen afterward keeps incubating and guarding her eggs like a mother hen , taking a sip from_time_to_time from the rather liquid honey in her honey pots .

generous public provision for the infirm ; democratic and secret elections of all officers including priests , meals taken publicly in common refectories ; a common habit or uniform prescribed for all citizens ; even houses changed once a decade ; six hours of manual_labor a day for all but a handful of magistrates and scholars , and careful measures to prevent anyone from shirking ; no private_property , no money ; no sort of pricing at_all for any goods or services , and therefore no market in the economic sense of the term .

And listening to such a conversation one morning while taking a cup of chocolate in a cafe , Rousseau found himself bathed in perspiration , trembling lest his authorship become known , and at_the_same_time dreaming of the startling effect he would make if he should proclaim himself suddenly as the composer .

She lay still on the bed , her head hardly denting the pillow ; sometimes she opened her eyes and looked_around , and sometimes she took a_little milk or soup .

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abstain eat eat feed drink use smoke swallow drink sample hit take_in satiate partake cannibalize sup drug take_in consumption

Synonyms

undergo submit

Examples

"We took a pay cut"

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You 'll take the rap .

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endure test

Synonyms

accept

Examples

"take a risk" "take an opportunity"

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The largest hurdle the Republicans would have to face is a state law which says that before making a first race , one of two alternative courses must be taken :

He feels , therefore , that to seek a discontinuity in the arms policy of the United_States is the least risky path our government can take .

This is the course the positivists took .

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co-opt

Examples

"Hitler took the Baltic Republics" "The army took the fort on the hill"

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Gouge , burn , blast , insult it as they would , could anyone really take Papa-san ?

The Federal forces had taken Parkersburg and Grafton from the Rebels and were moving to take all the mountains .

The Federal forces had taken Parkersburg and Grafton from the Rebels and were moving to take all the mountains .

Fourteen of the sculptures you took posses properties of a most curious and terrifying nature , as you will observe when your limbs begin to wither and your hair falls_out in patches .

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steal assume appropriate plunder capture sack recapture relieve extort scale annex rescue

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assume take_up strike

Examples

"He assumes the lotus position" "She took her seat on the stage" We took our seats in the orchestra" "She took up her position behind the tree" "strike a pose"

Used in print

An electric_toothbrush ( Broxodent ) may soon take its place next to the electric_razor in the American bathroom .

Prevot came_up `` Take that spot over there '' , he whispered , pointing to a small clump of blackness .

Howard , who had been sitting against the wall , said he needed more fresh air , and took the spot on the edge of the porch where Bobby_Joe had been sitting .

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move fill

Synonyms

accept take_on admit

Examples

"accept students for graduate study" "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

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Since the Santo_Spirito_hospital had taken only men , he had had no experience in the study of female anatomy ; but he had sketched the women of Tuscany in their fields and homes .

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accept profess admit

Examples

: "take a pulse" take a reading from a dial: "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"

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Assuming thermal equilibrium between the anode surface and the transpiring argon , the gas enthalpy rise through the anode was calculated according_to the relation **f whereby the specific_heat of argon was taken as **f .

Simultaneously with the anode surface temperature and voltage measurements pyrometer readings were taken along the cylindrical surface of the carbon anode holder as indicated on figure 2 .

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receive

Synonyms

study read learn

Examples

"She is reading for the bar exam"

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`` A person with a master's_degree in physics , chemistry , math or English , yet who has not taken Education courses , is not permitted to teach in the public_schools '' , said Grover .

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train drill audit discipline study

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claim exact call_for

Examples

"the accident claimed three lives" "The hard work took its toll on her"

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Drought , hail , disease , and insects take their toll of crops .

At the present_time , the counter-attack takes the line that there 's no more of the true spirit of `` integration '' in the North than in the South .

If you do n't leave this country within 3 days , your life will be taken the same as Powell 's was .

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necessitate necessitate

Synonyms

aim direct take_aim train

Examples

"Please don't aim at your little brother!" "He trained his gun on the burglar" "Don't train your camera on the women" "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

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Extraordinary precautions were taken so that no stranger be allowed_in the city and no citizen within the enclosure surrounding the scaffold .

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position target charge level swing hold draw_a_bead_on turn aim

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make

Examples

"The escaped convict took to the hills" "We made for the mountains"

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Eyes swerved in the patronne 's head , Alex coughed loudly , and the doctor , with a sforzando of chicken noises floating behind him , took to the stairs in long_shanked leaps .

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head

Examples

"take sick", "be taken drunk"

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They had winged over the Adriatic , they had taken Bari by complete surprise and now they were battering her , attacking with deadly skill .

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become

Synonyms

carry pack

Examples

"She always takes an umbrella" "I always carry money" "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

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Take the axe .

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have carry

Synonyms

rent charter hire engage lease

Examples

"We took an apartment on a quiet street" "Let's rent a car" "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

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On_that date , according to Gregorio , Huff left his home and took a room in the New_Lawrence hotel at 1020 Lawrence av. .

Had we taken a lien on a state park ?

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get lease rental charter lease

Synonyms

subscribe_to subscribe

Examples

"We take the Times every day"

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Having persisted too long in deliberate ignorance and denial of the forces that threatened her , Pamela was relieved now to admit their potency and to be taking definite steps toward grappling with them .

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buy return

Synonyms

have

Examples

"He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"

Used in print

He had taken her all_right .

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love

Examples

"take shelter from the storm"

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The robbers run from the hide-out , take cover in a wooded declivity , and are shot dead by the posse .

Examples

"I'll take a pound of that sausage"

Used in print

The U._S. will try to get agreement among the industrialized countries to take more textile imports from the less-developed countries over the years .

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buy commerce withdraw

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claim

Examples

"She took credit for the whole idea"

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disclaim affirm claim

Examples

"He took to visiting bars"

Examples

: "Winner takes all" "He took first prize"

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win

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accept

Examples

"This surface will not take the dye"

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be

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drive

Examples

"We drive the turnpike to work"

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traverse driving drive drive drive pull drive driveway

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hold contain

Examples

"This box won't take all the items" "The flask holds one gallon"

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be seat sleep hold accommodate

Synonyms

proceeds return takings yield payoff issue

Examples

"the average return was about 5%"

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income economic_rent payback render

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get contract

Examples

"He got AIDS" "She came down with pneumonia" "She took a chill"

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sicken catch catch

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filming retake film