The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.

synonyms: issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield.

Roget 789: taking etc. v.; reception etc. (taking in) 296; deglutition etc. (taking food) 298; appropriation, prehension, prensation^†; capture, caption; apprehension, deprehension^†; abreption^†, seizure, expropriation, abduction, ablation; subtraction, withdrawal etc. 38; abstraction, ademption^†; adrolepsy^†.    dispossession; deprivation, deprivement^†; bereavement; divestment; disherison^†; distraint, distress; sequestration, confiscation; eviction etc. 297.    rapacity, rapaciousness, extortion, vampirism; theft etc. 791.    resumption; reprise, reprisal; recovery etc. 775.    clutch, swoop, wrench; grip etc. (retention) 781; haul, take, catch; scramble.    taker, captor.    [Descent of one of the earth's crustal plates under another plate] subduction [Geol.].    ... show more

Dutch: opbrengst, emissie
Polish: utarg

The act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption.

Carry out.

Require (time or space).

synonyms: occupy, use up.

Dutch: beslaan, bezetten, doen, occuperen

Take somebody somewhere:
— Can you take me to the main entrance?.

synonyms: conduct, direct, guide, lead.

Dutch: leiden, voeren

Get into one's hands, take physically:
— Take a cookie!.
— Can you take this bag, please.

synonym: get hold of.

Roget 775: acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather; collect etc. (assemble) 72; pick, pickup; glean.    find; come upon, pitch upon, light upon; scrape up, scrape together; get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure; derive, draw, get in the harvest.    profit; make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit; turn to profit, turn to account; make capital out of, make money by; obtain a return, reap the fruits of; reap an advantage, gain an advantage; turn a penny, turn an honest penny; make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill; make money, coin money, raise money; raise funds, raise the wind; fill one's pocket etc. (wealth) 803.    treasure up etc. (store) 636; realize, clear; produce etc. 161; take etc. 789.    get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate^†, replevy [Law], redeem, come by one's own.    come by, come in for; receive etc. 785; inherit; step into a fortune, step into the shoes of; succeed to.    get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at; take possession, come into possession, enter into possession.    be profitable etc. adj.; pay, answer.    accrue etc. (be received) 785.    ... show more

Dutch: vatten, vastnemen, vastgrijpen, toegrijpen, grissen, graaien, beetpakken, grijpen, nemen, pakken

Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.

synonyms: acquire, adopt, assume, take on.

Roget 810: receive etc. 785; take money; draw from, derive from; acquire etc. 775; take etc. 789.    bring in, yield, afford, pay, return; accrue etc. (be received from) 785.    ... show more

Roget 484: believe, credit; give faith to, give credit to, credence to; see, realize; assume, receive; set down for, take for; have it, take it; consider, esteem, presume.    count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon; lay one's account for; make sure of.    make oneself easy about, on that score; take on trust, take on credit; take for granted, take for gospel; allow some weight to, attach some weight to.    know, know for certain; have know, make no doubt; doubt not; be, rest assured etc. adj.; persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself; make up one's mind.    give one credit for; confide in, believe in, put one's trust in; place in, repose in, implicit confidence in; take one's word for, at one's word; place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to.    think, hold; take, take it; opine, be of opinion, conceive, trow^†, ween^†, fancy, apprehend; have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief, hazard, foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion etc. n.. view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as; surmise etc. 514.    get it into one's head, take it into one's head; come round to an opinion; swallow etc. (credulity) 486.    cause to be believed etc. v.; satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure; convince, convict^†, convert; wean, bring round; bring over, win over; indoctrinate etc. (teach) 537; cram down the throat; produce conviction, carry conviction; bring home to, drive home to.    go down, find credence, pass current; be received etc. v., be current etc. adj.; possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind.    ... show more

Dutch: aannemen

Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression:
— How should I take this message?.

synonym: read.

Dutch: gelezen worden, veronderstellen, nemen, lezen

Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere:
— Take these letters to the boss.

synonyms: bring, convey.

Dutch: brengen

Take into one's possession.

Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route.

Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives:
— Take any one of these cards.

synonyms: choose, pick out, select.

Dutch: opteren, uitkiezen, kiezen, believen, blieven, schiften, selecteren, uitverkiezen, uitzoeken

Receive willingly something given or offered.

synonyms: accept, have.

Roget 731: succeed; be successful etc. adj.; gain one's end, gain one's ends; crown with success.    gain a point, attain a point, carry a point, secure a point, win a point, win an object; get there [U.S.]; manage to, contrive to; accomplish etc. (effect) (complete) 729; do wonders, work wonders; make a go of it.    come off well, come off successful, come off with flying colors; make short work of; take by storm, carry by storm; bear away the bell; win one's wings, win one's spurs, win the battle; win the day, carry the day, gain the day, gain the prize, gain the palm; have the best of it, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's owns hands, have the ball at one's feet, have one on the hop; walk over the course; carry all before one, remain in possession of the field; score a success.    speed; make progress etc. (advance) 282; win one's way, make one's way, work one's way, find one's way; strive to some purpose; prosper etc. 734; drive a roaring trade; make profit etc. (acquire) 775; reap the fruits, gather the fruits, reap the benefit of, reap the harvest; strike oil [U.S.], gain a windfall; make one's fortune, get in the harvest, turn to good account; turn to account etc. (use) 677.    triumph, be triumphant; gain a victory, obtain a victory, gain an advantage; chain victory to one's car; nail a coonskin to the wall.    surmount a difficulty, overcome a difficulty, get over a difficulty, get over an obstacle etc. 706; se tirer d'affaire [Fr.]; make head against; stem the torrent, stem the tide, stem the current; weather the storm, weather a point; turn a corner, keep one's head above water, tide over; master; get the better of, have the better of, gain the better of, gain the best of, gain the upper hand, gain the ascendancy, gain the whip hand, gain the start of; distance; surpass etc. (superiority) 33.    defeat, conquer, vanquish, discomfit; euchre; overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset^†, override, overreach; outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote; take the wind out of one's adversary's sails; beat, beat hollow; rout, lick, drub, floor, worst; put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put hors de combat [Fr.], put out of court.    silence, quell, nonsuit^†, checkmate, upset, confound, nonplus, stalemate, trump; baffle etc. (hinder) 706; circumvent, elude; trip up, trip up the heels of; drive into a corner, drive to the wall; run hard, put one's nose out of joint.    settle, do for; break the neck of, break the back of; capsize, sink, shipwreck, drown, swamp; subdue; subjugate etc. (subject) 749; reduce; make the enemy bite the dust; victimize, roll in the dust, trample under foot, put an extinguisher upon.    answer, answer the purpose; avail, prevail, take effect, do, turn out well, work well, take, tell, bear fruit; hit it, hit the mark, hit the right nail on the head; nick it; turn up trumps, make a hit; find one's account in.    ... show more

Roget 829: cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure etc. 827.    please, charm, delight, becharm^†, imparadise^†; gladden etc. (make cheerful) 836; take, captivate, fascinate; enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch; enravish^†.    bless, beatify; satisfy; gratify, desire; etc. 865; slake, satiate, quench; indulge, humor, flatter, tickle; tickle the palate etc. (savory) 394; regale, refresh; enliven; treat; amuse etc. 840; take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy; meet one's wishes; win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart; do one's heart good.    attract, allure etc. (move) 615; stimulate etc. (excite) 824; interest.    make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.    ... show more

Roget 490: know, ken [Scot.], scan, wot^†; wot aware^†, be aware of etc. adj.; ween^†, weet^†, trow^†, have, possess.    conceive; apprehend, comprehend; take, realize, understand, savvy [Slang], appreciate; fathom, make out; recognize, discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience.    know full well; have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of; be au courant etc. adj.; have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends; know by heart, know by rote; be master of; connaitre le dessous des cartes [Fr.], know what's what etc. 698.    see one's way; discover etc. 480.1. come to one's knowledge etc. (information) 527.    ... show more

Roget 789: take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket; receive; accept.    reap, crop, cull, pluck; gather etc. (get) 775; draw.    appropriate, expropriate, impropriate^†; assume, possess oneself of; take possession of; commandeer; lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on; help oneself to; make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution; intercept; scramble for; deprive of.    take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off; adeem^†; abstract; hurry off with, run away with; abduct; steal etc. 791; ravish; seize; pounce upon, spring upon; swoop to, swoop down upon; take by storm, take by assault; snatch, reave^†.    snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up; kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on.    get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of; lay by the heels, take prisoner; fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of.    catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at; reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand.    take from, take away from; disseize^†; deduct etc. 38; retrench etc. (curtail) 201; dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp; tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from; extort; deprive of, bereave; disinherit, cut off with a shilling.    oust etc. (eject) 297; divest; levy, distrain, confiscate; sequester, sequestrate; accroach^†; usurp; despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume^†, impoverish, eat out of house and home; drain, drain to the dregs; gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up; absorb etc. (suck in) 296; draw off; suck the blood of, suck like a leech.    retake, resume; recover etc. 775.    ... show more

Roget 298: eat, feed, fare, devour, swallow, take; gulp, bolt, snap; fall to; despatch, dispatch; discuss; take down, get down, gulp down; lay in, tuck in [Slang]; lick, pick, peck; gormandize etc. 957; bite, champ, munch, cranch^†, craunch^†, crunch, chew, masticate, nibble, gnaw, mumble.    live on; feed upon, batten upon, fatten upon, feast upon; browse, graze, crop, regale; carouse etc. (make merry) 840; eat heartily, do justice to, play a good knife and fork, banquet.    break bread, break one's fast; breakfast, lunch, dine, take tea, sup.    drink in, drink up, drink one's fill; quaff, sip, sup; suck, suck up; lap; swig; swill [Slang], chugalug [Slang], tipple etc. (be drunken) 959; empty one's glass, drain the cup; toss off, toss one's glass; wash down, crack a bottle, wet one's whistle.    purvey etc. 637.    ... show more

Assume, as of positions or roles.

synonyms: fill, occupy.

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes:
— Take the case of China.

synonyms: consider, deal, look at.

Require as useful, just, or proper:
— It takes nerve to do what she did.

synonyms: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require.

Experience or feel or submit to.

Make a film or photograph of something:
— Take a scene.

synonyms: film, shoot.

Dutch: vlies, film, verfilmen

Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract:
— Take the gun from your pocket.

synonyms: remove, take away, withdraw.

Dutch: weghalen, pinnen, wegdoen, wegnemen, verwijderen

Serve oneself to, or consume regularly:
— I don't take sugar in my coffee.

synonyms: consume, have, ingest, take in.

Roget 518: be intelligible etc. adj.; speak for itself, speak volumes; tell its own tale, lie on the surface.    render intelligible etc. adj.; popularize, simplify, clear up; elucidate etc. (explain) 522.    understand, comprehend, take, take in; catch, grasp, follow, collect, master, make out; see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way; enter into the ideas of; come to an understanding.    ... show more

Accept or undergo, often unwillingly.

synonym: submit.

Make use of or accept for some purpose:
— Take a risk.
— Take an opportunity.

synonym: accept.

Take by force.

Occupy or take on.

synonyms: assume, strike, take up.

Admit into a group or community.

synonyms: accept, admit, take on.

Roget 785: receive; take etc. 789; acquire etc. 775; admit.    take in, catch, touch; pocket; put into one's pocket, put into one's purse; accept; take off one's hands.    be received; come in, come to hand; pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand; go into one's pocket; fall to one's lot, fall to one's share; come to one, fall to one; accrue; have given to one etc. 784.    ... show more

Dutch: accepteren

Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial.

Be a student of a certain subject.

synonyms: learn, read, study.

Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.

synonyms: claim, exact.

Head into a specified direction.

synonym: make.

Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards:
— Take a swipe at one's opponent.

synonyms: aim, direct, take aim, train.

Dutch: mikken, aanleggen

Be seized or affected in a specified way.

Have with oneself; have on one's person:
— She always takes an umbrella.

synonyms: carry, pack.

Dutch: dragen

Engage for service under a term of contract:
— Shall we take a guide in Rome?.

synonyms: charter, engage, hire, lease, rent.

Roget 788: borrow, desume^†.    hire, rent, farm; take a lease, take a demise; take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year &c.; hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year &c.; adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take.    raise money, take up money; raise the wind; fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul; run into debt etc. (debt) 806.    replevy [Law].    ... show more

Dutch: huren

Receive or obtain regularly:
— We take the Times every day.

synonyms: subscribe, subscribe to.

Dutch: abonneren

Buy, select.

To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort.

Have sex with; archaic use:
— He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable.

synonym: have.

Dutch: hebben

Lay claim to; as of an idea.

synonym: claim.

Be designed to hold or take:
— This surface will not take the dye.

synonym: accept.

Be capable of holding or containing:
— This box won't take all the items.

synonyms: contain, hold.

Develop a habit.

Proceed along in a vehicle.

synonym: drive.

Obtain by winning.

Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness.

synonyms: contract, get.

Dutch: opdoen, oplopen, vatten