Are you trying to hyphenate took ? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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Carry out Take action Take steps Take vengeance |
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Require (time or space) It took three hours to get to work this morning This event occupied a very short time |
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Take somebody somewhere We lead him to our chief Can you take me to the main entrance? He conducted us to the palace |
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Get into one's hands, take physically Take a cookie! Can you take this bag |
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Please |
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Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect His voice took on a sad tone The story took a new turn He adopted an air of superiority She assumed strange manners The gods assume human or animal form in these fables |
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Interpret something in a certain way Convey a particular meaning or impression I read this address as a satire How should I take this message? You can't take credit for this! |
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Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere Bring me the box from the other room Take these letters to the boss This brings me to the main point |
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Take into one's possession We are taking an orphan from Romania I'll take three salmon steaks |
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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 |
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Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives Take any one of these cards Choose a good husband for your daughter She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her |
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Receive willingly something given or offered The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter I won't have this dog in my house! Please accept my present |
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Assume, as of positions or roles She took the job as director of development He occupies the position of manager The young prince will soon occupy the throne |
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Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes Take the case of China Consider the following case |
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Require as useful, just, or proper It takes nerve to do what she did Success usually requires hard work This job asks a lot of patience and skill This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent |
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Experience or feel or submit to Take a test Take the plunge |
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Make a film or photograph of something Take a scene Shoot a movie |
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Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract Remove a threat Remove a wrapper Remove the dirty dishes from the table Take the gun from your pocket This machine withdraws heat from the environment |
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Serve oneself to, or consume regularly Have another bowl of chicken soup! I don't take sugar in my coffee |
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Accept or undergo, often unwillingly We took a pay cut |
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Make use of or accept for some purpose Take a risk Take an opportunity |
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Take by force Hitler took the Baltic Republics The army took the fort on the hill |
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Occupy or take on He assumes the lotus position She took her seat on the stage We took our seats in the orchestra She took up her position behind the tree Strike a pose |
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Admit into a group or community Accept students for graduate study We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member |
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Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial Take a pulse A reading was taken of the earth's tremors |
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Be a student of a certain subject She is reading for the bar exam |
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Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs The accident claimed three lives The hard work took its toll on her |
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Head into a specified direction The escaped convict took to the hills We made for the mountains |
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Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards Please don't aim at your little brother! He trained his gun on the burglar Don't train your camera on the women Take a swipe at one's opponent |
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Be seized or affected in a specified way Take sick Be taken drunk |
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Have with oneself Have on one's person She always takes an umbrella I always carry money She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains |
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Engage for service under a term of contract We took an apartment on a quiet street Let's rent a car Shall we take a guide in Rome? |
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Receive or obtain regularly We take the Times every day |
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Buy, select I'll take a pound of that sausage |
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To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort Take shelter from the storm |
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Have sex with Archaic use He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable |
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Lay claim to As of an idea She took credit for the whole idea |
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Be designed to hold or take This surface will not take the dye |
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Be capable of holding or containing This box won't take all the items The flask holds one gallon |
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Develop a habit He took to visiting bars |
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Proceed along in a vehicle We drive the turnpike to work |
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Obtain by winning Winner takes all He took first prize |
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Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness He got AIDS She came down with pneumonia She took a chill |