to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game
action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior
what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
because there were so many winners of the jackpot, each person's take will be smaller than expected
a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)
despite its contemporary setting, this take on King Lear isn't particularly novel or insightful
The master plan accommodates for a one meter rise in sea level over the next hundred years, which led to the building-on-stilts design of the main residential building.
Amy Rose Dobson,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
The facility accommodates male and female inmates across various security levels and primarily houses those awaiting trial, as well as some inmates serving short sentences.
Infused with cica, green tea, sunflower seed oil, and vitamin E to soothe and protect the skin barrier, the formula works for people of all skin types.
Sarah Han,
Allure,
30 Nov. 2024
This handheld vacuum has 69,000 five-star ratings, works on carpet, hardwood, and tile floors, and weighs less than 3 pounds.
Ruth manages to solve that only for Remy and Mike to start fist fighting among the barrels and against the tanker, and then Gary (Meegwun Fairbrother) shows up just as Ruth gets a critical call about her husband’s medical condition.
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
7 Dec. 2024
The trick is that those outfits will be repurposed for next year’s pantomime season for one of the other pantos Harrison manages.
The voting process only proceeds to a second round if necessary and voting continues for as long as required until a nominee receives the majority of votes.
Andrés Buenahora,
Variety,
4 Jan. 2025
Voting continues for as long as needed until a nominee receives the majority.
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