Definition of take

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of take is as below...

Take (p. p.) Taken.

Lern More About Take

Red-handed :: Red-handed (a. / adv.) Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed..
Disentomb :: Disentomb (v. t.) To take out from a tomb; a disinter.
Beware :: Beware (v. t.) To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for.
Biogeny :: Biogeny (n.) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living organisms can take place only through the agency of living germs or parents; -- opposed to abiogenesis.
Advert :: Advert (v. i.) To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said..
Unshell :: Unshell (v. t.) To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.
Clayes :: Clayes (n. pl.) Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers, to cover lodgments..
Capture :: Capture (v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort..
Will :: Will (v.) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1..
Withdrawer :: Withdrawer (n.) One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts..
Unframe :: Unframe (v. t.) To take apart, or destroy the frame of..
Took :: Took () imp. of Take.
Metabolism :: Metabolism (n.) The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism)..
Generalize :: Generalize (v. i.) To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
Dispossess :: Dispossess (v. t.) To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away; as, to dispossess a king of his crown..
Adhibit :: Adhibit (v. t.) To admit, as a person or thing; to take in..
Wed :: Wed (n.) To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to marry; to espouse.
Coefficient :: Coefficient (n.) A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6 and b are coefficients of x..
Pregnable :: Pregnable (a.) Capable of being entered, taken, or captured; expugnable; as, a pregnable fort..
Regular :: Regular (a.) A member of any religious order or community who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the church..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us