as in beautiful
very pleasing to look at
had never seen such a taking city as Venice
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as in holding
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd
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as in having
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
will you take that call? took a cut in pay
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as in getting
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend
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as in selecting
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
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as in buying
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please
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as in requiring
to have as a requirement
it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right
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as in accommodating
to make or have room for
I think we can take two more in this elevator
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as in working
to produce a desired effect
it will be a few hours before this medication takes
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as in standing
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend
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as in believing
to regard as right or true
I think we can take his word for it
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as in defeating
to achieve a victory over
I know we can take that team
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as in managing
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
let's take each problem separately
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as in receiving
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants
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as in destroying
to deprive of life
I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person
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“Taking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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