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

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occupy use_up

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

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lead guide direct conduct

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

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get_hold_of

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

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assume take_on acquire adopt

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"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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read

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

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bring convey

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

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

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choose select pick_out

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"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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accept have

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"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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fill

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"She took the job as director of development"

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consider look_at deal

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

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require need demand call_for necessitate involve ask postulate

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"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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"Take a test" "Take the plunge"

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remove take_away withdraw

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"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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shoot film

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"take a scene" "shoot a movie"

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have consume ingest take_in

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

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undergo submit

Examples

"We took a pay cut"

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accept

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"take a risk" "take an opportunity"

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

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assume take_up strike

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"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"

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accept take_on admit

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

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

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study read learn

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"She is reading for the bar exam"

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claim exact call_for

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

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aim direct take_aim train

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"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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make

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

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"take sick", "be taken drunk"

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carry pack

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

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rent charter hire engage lease

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

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subscribe_to subscribe

Examples

"We take the Times every day"

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have

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

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"take shelter from the storm"

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"I'll take a pound of that sausage"

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claim

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"She took credit for the whole idea"

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"He took to visiting bars"

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

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accept

Examples

"This surface will not take the dye"

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drive

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"We drive the turnpike to work"

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hold contain

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

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proceeds return takings yield payoff issue

Examples

"the average return was about 5%"

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get contract

Examples

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