take

[[t]teɪk[/t]] verb past tense took [[t]tuk[/t]]: past participle taken

1.

1) (often with down, ～out etc) to reach out for and grasp, hold, lift, pull etc:

He took my hand

He took the book down from the shelf

He opened the drawer and took out a gun

I've had a tooth taken out.

يأخُذ

2) (often with away, ～in, ～off, ～out etc) to carry, conduct or lead to another place:

I took the books (back) to the library

He's taking me with him

Take her into my office

The police took him away

I took the dog out for a walk

He took her out for dinner.

يَحْمِل، يَقود، يَخْرُج مَع

3) to do or perform some action:

I think I'll take a walk

Will you take a look?

to take a bath

يقومُ ب، يُنَفِّذ

4) to get, receive, buy, rent etc:

I'm taking French lessons

I'll take three kilos of strawberries

We took a house in London.

يَحْصَل، يأخُذ، يَشْتَري، يَسْتأجِر

5) (sometimes with back) to agree to have; to accept; He took my advice; They refused to take responsibility; I won't take that (insult) from you!; I'm afraid we can't take back goods bought in a sale.

يُوافِق على، يَقْبَل

6) to need or require:

How long does it take you to go home?

It takes time to do a difficult job like this.

يَحْتاج، يَسْتَغْرِق

7) to travel by (bus etc):

I'm taking the next train to London

I took a taxi.

يُسافِر، يأخُذ وَسيلَة سَفَر

8) to have enough space for:

The car takes five people.

يَتَّسِع لٍ

9) to make a note, record etc:

He took a photograph of the castle

The nurse took the patient's temperature.

يأخُذ صورَه، يُسَجِّل حَرارَه

10) to remove, use, occupy etc with or without permission:

Someone's taken my coat

He took all my money.

يُزيل، يَنْزَع، يأخُذ بدون إذْن

11) to consider (as an example):

Take John for example.

يَتَّخِذ، يَقْتَدي بِ

12) to capture or win:

He took the first prize.

يَحْصَل على، يأخُذ، يَرْبَح

13) (often with away, ～from, ～off) to make less or smaller by a certain amount:

Take (away) four from ten, and that leaves six.

يَطْرَح

14) to suppose or think (that something is the case):

Do you take me for an idiot?

يَعْتَبِر، يَفْتَرِض، يَظُن

15) to eat or drink:

Take these pills.

يَتَناوَل، يأكُل، يَشْرَب

16) to conduct, lead or run; to be in charge or control of:

Will you take the class/lecture/meeting this evening?

يُدير، يَقود، يَكون مَسؤولا عَن

17) to consider or react or behave to (something) in a certain way:

He took the news calmly.

يَرُد الفِعْل، يَعْتَبِر، يَتَصَرَّف بصورةٍ ما

18) to feel:

He took pleasure/pride / a delight / an interest in his work.

يَشْعُر بِ

19) to go down or go into (a road):

Take the second road on the left.

يَتَّخِذ طَريقا

2. noun

1) the amount of money taken in a shop etc; takings:

What was the take today?

إيرادات المَتْجَر

2) the filming of a single scene in a cinema film:

After five takes, the director was satisfied.

تَصْوير مَشْهَد