| take apart |
to divide or disassemble into smaller units. [2 definitions] |
| take a stab at |
to attempt or try, esp. with little chance of success. |
| take back |
to retrieve or reclaim ownership of. [3 definitions] |
| take care of |
to focus concerned attention on; be responsible for the welfare or condition of. [2 definitions] |
| take cover |
to seek protection or concealment. |
| take (someone) down a peg |
to make humbler. |
| take effect |
to start functioning or operating. |
| take into account |
to consider, esp. as an important factor in making a judgment. |
| taken |
past participle of take. |
| take note of |
to observe carefully, esp. so as to remember. |
| take off |
to remove from the body or from a surface. [6 definitions] |
| take one's breath away |
to astonish or startle. |
| takeout |
of or relating to prepared food that is consumed off the premises. [3 definitions] |
| take part |
to participate; involve oneself (usu. fol. by "in"). |
| take place |
to happen. |
| take root |
to send out new roots; begin to grow or become fixed in the ground. [2 definitions] |
| take shape |
to come to have a more complete or definite form. |
| take someone's part |
to join with or support someone; side with someone. |
| take the bull by the horns |
to confront a formidable problem in a direct manner in spite of fear. |
| take to task |
to reprimand; rebuke; censure. |
| take turns |
to operate in way that lets two or more people or groups alternate with each other in performing a certain action. One has a turn, then the next has a turn, and so on. |