| take advantage |
to use in a selfish way for one's own benefit; treat selfishly. [2 definitions] |
| take after |
to look or act like. |
| take a hike |
(slang) to leave because one is not wanted. |
| take apart |
to separate into its pieces or parts. |
| take a stab at |
to try or attempt. |
| take back |
to retrieve something given to another person. [2 definitions] |
| take care of |
to look after, watch over, or protect. [2 definitions] |
| take cover |
to seek protection or a hiding place. |
| take (someone) down a peg |
to make humbler. |
| take effect |
to start operating; start to work. |
| take into account |
to consider. |
| taken |
the past participle of "take." |
| take note of |
to observe carefully so as to remember. |
| take off |
to remove from a surface. [2 definitions] |
| take one's breath away |
to fill suddenly with great surprise; startle. |
| takeout |
having to do with food that is eaten some place other than where it was made. [2 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 form. |
| take someone's part |
to support someone; to be on someone's side. |