Phrase Hound found 748 phrases and 55 compound words that contain take. The most common are listed below. Open take in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 748
- take careTo be cautious, careful or prudent.
- take advantageTo profit from a situation deliberately.
- take placeTo happen or to occur.
- take overTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
- take offTo remove.
- take outTo remove.
- take a lookTo examine or observe.
- take a chanceTo risk doing something; to try something risky.
- take partTo participate or join.
- take awayTo remove something and put it in a different place.
- take upAlternative form of take-up.
- take a pictureTo photographically capture an image
- take the timeTo volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
- take it easyTo relax or rest.
- take a numberTo queue; to wait to be served by being assigned a number and waiting for that number to be called after all previous numbers have been served in order of assignment.
- take actionTo act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.
- take timeTo require a comparatively long period of time.
- take the floorTo speak at a public meeting.
- take backTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- take controlTo assume control, to gain power over someone or something.
- take care ofTo look after, to care for.
- take advantage ofTo use or make use of.
- take the leadTo become the leader, to advance into first place.
- take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- take a breakTo have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)
Compound words 55
- takenInfatuated; fond of or attracted to.
- mistakeTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
- intakeThe place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
- undertakeTo take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- uptakeUnderstanding; comprehension.
- overtakeTo pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
- partakeTo take part in an activity; to participate.
- takerOne who takes something.
- outtakeA portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
- betakeTo take over to; take across (to); deliver.