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For the verb: "to take"

Simple Past:	took
Past Participle:	taken

take
A	noun
	1	take
			the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚representation ╚pictorial representation; picturing ╚photography; picture taking ╚filming; cinematography; motion-picture photography ╚take ╚retake
	2	return, issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff
			the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚sum; sum of money; amount; amount of money ╚gain ╚financial gain ╚income ╚return, issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff ╚payback ╚economic rent; rent
B	verb
	1	remove, take, take away, withdraw
			remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the envir

	2	take
			ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
		Category Tree: change ╚receive; get; find; obtain; incur ╚take
	3	assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take
			take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "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"
		Category Tree: change ╚assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take ╚re-assume
	4	learn, study, read, take
			be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

	5	take, read
			interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
		Category Tree: understand ╚interpret; construe; see ╚take, read ╚misread; misinterpret
	6	take, undergo, submit
			accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚react; respond ╚accept; consent; go for ╚permit; allow; let; countenance ╚digest; endure; stick out; stomach; bear; stand; tolerate; support; brook; abide; suffer; put up ╚take, undergo, submit ╚test
	7	choose, take, select, pick out
			pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "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"
		Category Tree: decide; make up one's mind; determine ╚choose, take, select, pick out ╚cream off; skim off ╚cull out ╚excerpt; extract; take out ╚elect ╚pick ╚plump; go ╚dial ╚draw ╚sieve; sift ╚field ╚empanel; impanel; panel
	8	consider, take, deal, look at
			take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
		Category Tree: think; cogitate; cerebrate ╚think about ╚consider, take, deal, look at ╚warm to ╚abstract ╚dally; trifle; play ╚contemplate
	9	claim, take, exact
			take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
		Category Tree: necessitate; ask; postulate; need; require; take; involve; call for; demand ╚claim, take, exact
	10	film, shoot, take
			make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
		Category Tree: have; have got; hold ╚keep; hold on ╚save; preserve ╚record; enter; put down ╚film, shoot, take ╚reshoot
	11	aim, take, train, take aim, direct
			aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "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"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚put; set; place; pose; position; lay ╚position ╚aim, take, train, take aim, direct ╚level ╚charge; level; point ╚swing ╚turn ╚hold ╚draw a bead on ╚target; aim; place; direct; point
	12	consume, ingest, take in, take, have
			serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

	13	take, get hold of
			get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"

	14	take
			travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
		Category Tree: use; utilize; utilise; apply; employ ╚take
	15	assume, take, strike, take up
			occupy or take on; "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"
		Category Tree: move ╚assume, take, strike, take up
	16	lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
			take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"

	17	take, make
			head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚proceed; go forward; continue ╚head ╚take, make
	18	bring, convey, take
			take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚transport; carry ╚bring, convey, take ╚fetch
	19	take
			experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
		Category Tree: experience; receive; have; get; undergo ╚take
	20	take
			take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

	21	take
			take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

	22	take, accept
			make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"

	23	accept, take, have
			receive willingly something given or offered; "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"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚accept, take, have ╚adopt; borrow; take over; take up ╚honor; honour ╚welcome ╚accept; admit; take; take on
	24	accept, admit, take, take on
			admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
		Category Tree: get; acquire ╚accept; take; have ╚accept, admit, take, take on ╚profess
	25	take, occupy, use up
			as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
		Category Tree: use; expend ╚take, occupy, use up ╚be
	26	fill, take
			assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"
		Category Tree: work; do work ╚fill, take
	27	take
			carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚take
	28	necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
			require as useful, just, or proper; "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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