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(for): I take people to be honest till proven otherwise. She
took him for a fool when they first met. 9 carry, convey, bear,
transport, bring, deliver, ferry; haul, cart: Will this train
take me to Aylesbury? They took the bicycle to Old Lyme in a
van. 10 take up, study, be involved or occupied in or with,
apply oneself to, learn; read, Colloq tackle: I cannot believe
that Doreen is taking home economics. He took a course in car
maintenance. 11 prove or be effective or efficacious or
operative or functional, take effect, take hold, operate,
function, work, perform, Colloq do the trick: If the transplant
fails to take, the doctors will have to operate again. 12 exact,
extract, get: She took revenge by denying him certain
privileges. 13 swallow, eat, consume, ingest, devour, gulp
down, gobble up or down, wolf, bolt; drink, imbibe, quaff;
inhale: Rudolf takes pills of every conceivable colour. The
doctor said I could take a wee nip now and then. Sonya stepped
out to take a breath of fresh air. 14 subtract, deduct, remove,
take away, take from, take off: Take three from five. Five,
take away two, leaves three. It's cheaper when you've taken off
the discount. 15 end, terminate, annihilate, wipe out; kill:
The assault on Leningrad took tens of thousands of lives. The
Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. 16 require, demand, need,
necessitate, call for: Remember, it takes two to tango. It took
him two years to complete the fresco. It takes six to sail his
yawl. 17 hold, contain, accommodate, accept, fit in: This
storage bin cannot take anything else, it's completely full. 18
convey, lead, conduct; escort, convoy, guide, accompany: This
road takes you directly to the yacht club. He asked to be taken
to the manager's office. 19 understand, gather, interpret,
perceive, apprehend, deduce, conclude, infer, judge, deem,
assume, suppose, imagine, see: I take it from your expression
that you've had bad news. 20 charm, captivate, capture,
attract, lure, allure: There was something about him that took
her fancy. 21 use, employ, make use of, establish, put in(to)
place, adopt, put into effect, effect, apply; resort to, have
recourse to, turn to: The police have taken measures to ensure
that it doesn't happen again. 22 clear, get or go over or past
or round or through: Browning's Delight took the last jump
easily. He must have taken that corner at 90! 23 experience,
entertain, feel: She seemed to take an instant dislike to me.
24 express, voice, raise, put forth: I hope you will not take
objection or exception to what I am about to tell you. 25 cause
or make or induce or drive or persuade (someone) to go or be: