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take v. carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
. wn #2
take v. [
occupy, use up] require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
. wn #3
take v. [
lead, direct, conduct, guide] 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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take v. [
get hold of] get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
. wn #5
take v. [
assume, acquire, adopt, take on] 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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