takes

Noun

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
• the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
• plural of take

Verb

• carry out
• require (time or space)
• take somebody somewhere
• get into one's hands, take physically
• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
• take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
• take into one's possession
• travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
  • "He takes the bus to work"
  • "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
• receive willingly something given or offered
• assume, as of positions or roles
• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
• require as useful, just, or proper
  • "It takes nerve to do what she did"
• experience or feel or submit to
• make a film or photograph of something
• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
• serve oneself to, or consume regularly
• accept or undergo, often unwillingly
• make use of or accept for some purpose
• take by force
• occupy or take on
• admit into a group or community
• ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
• be a student of a certain subject
• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
• head into a specified direction
• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
• be seized or affected in a specified way
• have with oneself; have on one's person
  • "She always takes an umbrella"
• engage for service under a term of contract
• receive or obtain regularly
• buy, select
• to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
• have sex with; archaic use
• lay claim to; as of an idea
• be designed to hold or take
• be capable of holding or containing
• develop a habit
• proceed along in a vehicle
• obtain by winning
  • "Winner takes all"
• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
• third-person singular simple present indicative of take

Synonyms

accept, acquire, admit, adopt, aim, ask, assume, bring, call for, carry, charter, choose, claim, conduct, consider, consume, contain, contract, convey, deal, demand, direct, drive, engage, exact, fill, film, get, get hold of, guide, have, hire, hold, ingest, involve, issue, lead, learn, lease, look at, make, necessitate, need, occupy, pack, payoff, pick out, postulate, proceeds, read, remove, rent, require, return, select, shoot, strike, study, submit, subscribe, subscribe to, take, take aim, take away, take in, take on, take up, takings, train, use up, withdraw, yield

Antonyms

abstain, disclaim, give, obviate, refuse