From hEnglish – advanced version
take in
1. provide with shelter
2. fool or hoax; “the immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone”; “you can’t fool me!” [synonym: gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, put one over, put one across ]
3. suck or take up or in; “a black star absorbs all matter.” [synonym: absorb]
[ant: emit]
4. visit for entertainment; “take in the sights”
5. call for and obtain payment of; “we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts” [synonym: collect]
6. see or watch; “view a show on television”; “this program will be seen all over the world”; “view an exhibition”; “catch a show on broadway”; “see a movie” [synonym: watch, view, see, catch]
7. express willingness to have in one’s home or environs; “the community warmly received the refugees” [synonym: receive, invite]
8. fold up, of sails [synonym: gather in]
9. take up, as of knowledge or beliefs [synonym: absorb, assimilate, ingest]
10. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; “how much do you make a month in your new job?” “she earns a lot in her new job”; “this merger brought in lots of money”; “he clears $5,000 each month” [synonym: gain, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in]
11. hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; “we overheard the conversation at the next table” [synonym: catch, overhear]
12. accept; “the cloth takes up the liquid” [synonym: take up]
13. take in, also metaphorically; “the sponge absorbs water well”; “she drew strength from the minister’s words” [synonym: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up , draw, take up]
14. take up as if with a sponge [synonym: sop up, suck in, take up ]
15. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; “have another bowl of chicken soup!” “i don’t take sugar in my coffee” [synonym: consume, ingest, take, have]
[ant: abstain]
16. take into one’s family; “they adopted two children from nicaragua” [synonym: adopt]
17. make (clothes) smaller; “please take in this skirt–i’ve lost weight” [ant: let out]
take out
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1. cause to leave; “the teacher took the children out of the classroom” [synonym: move out, remove]
2. remove from its packing; “unpack the presents” [synonym: unpack]
[ant: pack]
3. take out or remove; “take out the chicken after adding the vegetables” [synonym: take away]
[ant: add]
4. obtain by legal of official process; “take our a license”; “take out a patent”
5. make a date; “has he asked you out yet?” [synonym: ask out, invite out ]
6. remove something from a container or an enclosed space
7. purchase prepared food to be eaten at home [synonym: buy food]
8. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); “she drew $2,000 from the account”; “the doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital’s emergency bank” [synonym: withdraw, draw, draw off]
[ant: deposit]
9. bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; “draw a weapon”; “pull out a gun”; “the mugger pulled a knife on his victim” [synonym: draw, pull, pull out , get out]
10. take liquid out of a container or well; “she drew water from the barrel” [synonym: draw]
11. draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; “pull weeds”; “extract a bad tooth”; “take out a splinter”; “extract information from the telegram” [synonym: extract, pull out, pull, pull up , draw out]
12. take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy [synonym: excerpt, extract]
13. prevent from being included or considered or accepted; “the bad results were excluded from the report”; “leave off the top piece” [synonym: exclude, except, leave out, leave off , omit]
[ant: include]
take on
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1. 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” [synonym: assume, acquire, adopt, take]
2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; “when will the new president assume office?” [synonym: assume, adopt, take over]
3. accept as a challenge [synonym: undertake, tackle]
4. set about dealing with; “i’ll try to tackle this difficult task” [synonym: tackle]
5. 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” [synonym: accept, admit, take]
6. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; “princeton plays yale this weekend”; “charlie likes to play mary” [synonym: meet, encounter, play]
take up
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1. pursue or resume; “take up a matter for consideration”
2. adopt, as of ideas [synonym: latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on]
3. turn one’s interest to; “he took up herpetology at the age of fifty”
4. take up time or space; “take up the slack”
5. begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; “take up a position”; “start a new job” [synonym: start]
6. take up and practice as one’s own [synonym: adopt, borrow, take over ]
7. occupy or take on, as of a position or posture; “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” [synonym: assume, take, strike]
8. take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption; in chemistry [synonym: sorb]
9. take out or up with or as if with a scoop [synonym: scoop, scoop out , lift out, scoop up]
10. accept; “the cloth takes up the liquid” [synonym: take in]
11. take in, also metaphorically; “the sponge absorbs water well”; “she drew strength from the minister’s words” [synonym: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up , draw, take in]
12. take up as if with a sponge [synonym: take in, sop up, suck in ]
13. return to a previous location or condition: “the painting resumed its old condition when we restored it” [synonym: resume]
take care
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take chances v : take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; “when you buy these stocks you are gambling” [synonym: gamble, chance, risk, hazard, adventure, run a risk, take a chance ]
take away
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1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state; “their dreams carried the romantics away into distant lands”; “the car carried us off to the meeting”; “i’ll take you away on a holiday”; “i got carried away when i saw the dead man and i started to cry” [synonym: bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off]
[ant: bring]
2. 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 environment” [synonym: remove, take, withdraw]
3. take out or remove; “take out the chicken after adding the vegetables” [synonym: take out]
[ant: add]
4. take from a person or place; “we took the abused child away from its parents”
5. get rid of something abstract; “the death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage”; “god takes away your sins” [synonym: remove]
6. take away a part from; diminish; “his bad manners detract from his good character” [synonym: detract]
take off
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1. leave; “the family took off for florida” [synonym: depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out]
2. take away or remove, “take that weight off me!”
3. take off from the ground, as of an aircraft or balloon; “the plane departed two hours late” [synonym: lift off]
4. take time off from work; stop working temporarily [synonym: take time off ]
5. mimic or imitate, esp. in an amusing or satirical manner; “this song takes off from a famous aria”
6. remove clothes; “take off your shirt–it’s very hot in here”
7. get started or set in motion, used figuratively, as of a project, [synonym: get off the ground]
8. remove; “he doffed his hat” [synonym: doff]
9. prove fatal; “the disease took off”
10. make a subtraction [synonym: subtract, deduct]
[ant: add]
take over
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1. take control of; take as one’s right or possession; “he assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town”; “he usurped my rights”; “she seized control of the throne after her husband died” [synonym: assume, usurp, seize, arrogate]
2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; “when will the new president assume office?” [synonym: assume, adopt, take on]
3. free someone temporarily from his or her obligations [synonym: relieve]
4. take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person; “i’ll accept the charges”; “she agreed to bear the responsibility” [synonym: bear, accept, assume]
5. take over ownership of; of corporations and companies [synonym: buy out, buy up]
6. do over; “they would like to take it over again” [synonym: repeat]
7. take up and practice as one’s own [synonym: adopt, borrow, take up ]
8. take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion; “the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants”; “the army seized the town”; “the militia captured the castle” [synonym: appropriate, capture, seize, conquer]
9. take up, as of debts or payments; “absorb the costs for something” [synonym: absorb]
10. take by conquest; as of territory [synonym: annex]
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