| Take (take) |
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| p. p. | (?) |
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| Take |
| obs. of Take. |
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In an active sense; To lay hold
of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold
or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.
In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to
bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
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To
take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to
accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not
take.
To please; to gain reception; to
succeed.
To move or direct the course; to resort; to
betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the
fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge.
To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph;
as, his face does not take well.
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That which
is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or
catch.
The quantity or copy given to a
compositor at one time.
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| Take (take) |
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| v. t. | (t k) |
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| Take |
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To make a picture, photograph, or the like,
of; as, to take a group or a scene.
To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike;
hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on
the head.
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