Translation of 'take' in English

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take
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expr. on the take, looking for personal gain, usually by illegal means.
Ex. When you have a police force of more than 26,000 men there are sure to be some who are on the take (New York Times).
take
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expr. take (it) amiss, to be offended at (something not intended to be offensive).
Ex. You ... therefore cannot take it amiss that I have never written (Samuel Johnson).
take
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expr. take about, to conduct, especially on a round of sightseeing; escort.
Ex. He seems to have taken the ... ladies about a good deal (Annie W. Patterson).
take
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Ex. His followers all take after him in this particular (Peter Heylin).
b. (Figurative.) to be like; resemble in nature, character, habits, or appearance.
Ex. She takes after h' title='expr. take after,
a. to follow (someone's) example.
Ex. His followers all take after him in this particular (Peter Heylin).
b. (Figurative.) to be like; resemble in nature, character, habits, or appearance.
Ex. She takes after h in english'>expr. take after,
a. to follow (someone's) example.
Ex. His followers all take after him in this particular (Peter Heylin).
b. (Figurative.) to be like; resemble in nature, character, habits, or appearance.
Ex. She takes after hEx. His followers all take after him in this particular (Peter Heylin).
b. (Figurative.) to be like; resemble in nature, character, habits, or appearance.
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take
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expr. take against, to take sides against; oppose.
Ex. The barons took against King John and supported the people in their cause.
take
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expr. take and, (U.S. Dialect.) to proceed to.
Ex. I'll take and bounce a rock off'n your head (Mark Twain).
take
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expr. take apart,
a. to dismantle; remove the parts from.
Ex. He spent the afternoon taking apart his old Model T Ford.
b. (Figurative:)
Ex. The reviewer mercilessly took apart the young writer's first novel.
take
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expr. take back,
a. to withdraw; retract.
Ex. He refused and so took back his offer to go. I had ... made some complaints of you, but I will take them all back again (Abigail Adams).
b. (Figurative.) to remind of the past.
Ex. T
take
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expr. take down,
a. to write down (what is said).
Ex. to take down a speech.
b. to pull down; dismantle.
Ex. The circus men took down the tent after the last show.
c. (Figurative.) to lower the pride of; humble.
Ex.
take
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expr. take for, to suppose to be.
Ex. to be taken for a fool, to be taken for one's sister.
take
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expr. take in,
a. to receive; admit; accept.
Ex. to take in boarders.
b. to do (work) at home for pay.
Ex. to take in laundry.
c. to understand.
Ex. He took in the situation at a glance. Many tragedies on ships and
take
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expr. take it or leave it, to accept or reject without modification.
Ex. Too many firms adopt a take it or leave it attitude towards overseas customers (Economist).
take
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expr. take it out of,
a. (Informal.) to exhaust; fatigue.
Ex. The sort of day that takes it out of a man (May Laffan).
b. to take (something) from a person in compensation; exact satisfaction from.
Ex. If any one steals from me,
take
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Ex. The nice old lady from Missoula, Montana, who gets hot consomme spilled on her ... shoes, doesn't take it out on the waitress (Maclean's).' title='expr. take it out on, (Informal.) to relieve one's anger or annoyance by scolding or hurting.
Ex. The nice old lady from Missoula, Montana, who gets hot consomme spilled on her ... shoes, doesn't take it out on the waitress (Maclean's). in english'>expr. take it out on, (Informal.) to relieve one's anger or annoyance by scolding or hurting.
Ex. The nice old lady from Missoula, Montana, who gets hot consomme spilled on her ... shoes, doesn't take it out on the waitress (Maclean's).Ex. The nice old lady from Missoula, Montana, who gets hot consomme spilled on her ... shoes, doesn't take it out on the waitress (Maclean's).' onclick='Pronounce(this.id);'>
take
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expr. take it,
a. to suppose.
Ex. I take it your own business calls on you (Shakespeare).
b. to accept as true or correct; believe (something told one).
Ex. Take it from me that he means what he says.
c. (Slang.) to endur
take
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expr. take kindly to, to look favorably upon; be friendly toward.
Ex. Freud took kindly to Rank, ... encouraged him to finish Gymnasium ... and get a Ph.D. (Time).
take
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expr. take lying down, (Informal.) to take without a protest.
Ex. He's not going to take this insult lying down.
take
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expr. take off,
a. to make a take-off; leave the ground or water.
Ex. Three airplanes took off at the same time. Well over a hundred flights a day wing in from or take off for some foreign port (New York Times).
b. (Informal.) to give
take
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expr. take on,
a. to engage; hire.
Ex. The large manufacturers are ... taking on a considerable number of hands (Examiner).
b. to undertake to deal with.
Ex. to take on an opponent.
c. to acquire.
Ex. to take on the
take
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expr. take one out of oneself, to distract from inner worries; divert.
Ex. A drive in the country will take her out of herself.

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