Took

//tʊk//

Synonyms for "took" (1125 found)

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Closest matches (225)

accept assume carry consider lead remove bring captivate capture catch choose claim confiscate consume contain contract convey endure experience feel

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get grab grasp haul have income ingest learn lease necessitate receive reckon regard return seize submit suffer suppose undergo win abduct abide absorb abstract accede accede to accommodate accompany account as accroach acknowledge acquiesce acquire act admit adopt advocate affect agree to aim allow for allure and annex annihilate apply appreciate apprehend approach appropriate arrest arrogate ask assault sexually assent assimilate astonish astound attract avails bag bamboozle be afraid be agreeable be blooded be brought down be felled be seized of be struck down be successful be traumatized be with one bear bear with beard beat beat it become airborne behave believe belittle bewitch bilk blackmail blast off blaze blaze up blink at board bolt boodle book boom shot boost booty borrow box office brave break bread break out bring up brook burlesque burn burst into flame bustle buy call for capital gains caricature carry away carry off carry on cart catch cold catch fire catch on catch on fire catch up challenge charm chase cheat chouse chronicle clap hands on clasp claw cleanup clear clear profit

Verb(74 words)

get accept acquire fill get hold of have hold make occupy remove take away take off fang grasp seize bag do grab grip knock off

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Strong matches (338)

clench click clinch close up close-up clutch collapse collar combust come by come down with come in for come into come off commandeer commission commissions compass comply comprehend

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comprise con conceive conclude condone conduct connect connive at consent construe consult contend against continue convoy cop copy corral count calories court cover cozen crave credit credits crib crook cull daresay deal with debase decamp deceive deduce deduct deem define deflate deflorate deflower defraud degrade deliver demand depart deprecate depreciate derive derive from describe deuce shot devirginate devour diagnose diddle diet dig digest diminish disavow discard discount disgrace disparage disposable income disregard distress dividend dividends divine do do the trick document doff down download drag down drain drain off draw draw back draw from draw off dream drink drive dupe earn earned income earnings eat effect elect embezzle embrace employ enchant encompass end engage enlist enmesh ensnare entail entangle enter into possession entertain entrap erupt escort espouse establish esteem estimate exact excerpt expect express expropriate extort extract face face the music fall to fancy fare fare well farewell fascinate fathom favor feed feed on ferry fever fiddle fight figure filch fill fill up film filthy lucre fit in flame fleece flimflam fly fly off follow follow-focus shot fool foul freight full shot fun function gain gains gate gate receipts gather get hold of get out get the drift get the hang of get the idea get the picture gettings gleaning gleanings glom on to go go along with go away go great guns go into shock go off go on with go over go over big go through go to town gobble up grab hold of graduate graft grant grapple grin and bear it grip gripe gross gross income gross profit gross receipts group shot guess guide gull gulp down gyp hack handle harpoon harrow harvest have a hunch have an idea have an impression have an inkling have coming in have it taped have recourse to have the idea heed help hire hit the road hoard hold hold as hoodwink hook hot goods hug

Verb(93 words)

clench clinch cling clutch coit coitize come by compromised to a permanent end conduct confiscate consider consume contain contract convey cop copulate with crack croak crush

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Related words (562)

humble humiliate hunger ignore imagine imbibe imitate implicate imply impose upon include infer infringe inhale inherit intake intercept interest interpret involve

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judge ken kill killing kinescope knock off knock under know knuckle down knuckle under lampoon land lasso lay hands on lay hold of lead to leap leave leave unavenged let let be let in let it go liberate lift lift off like live with live with it lodge long shot look like look upon as loot lower lucre lug lump lure magnetize maintain make make a hit make allowance for make allowances for make for make off with make use of makings manhandle mark master matte shot meal medium shot meet with success mesh mimic misappropriate mislead mock money motion picture mulct nab nail neat profit need net net income net profit net receipts nick nip nip up noose not resist note obey obtain occupy od operate opine oppose opt for output overcharge overdose overhaul overlook overtake pack palm pan shot panoramic shot paper profits parody partake partake of pass pass over peculate peel off pelf perceive percentage perform perk perks perquisite perspective photograph pick pick up pickings pilfer pillage pinch pirate pitch in plagiarize play plunder poach pocket pocket the affront pork barrel possess possess sexually possession preempt prefer prefigure prehend presume presuppose presurmise prevail prize proceed proceeds process shot procure produce profit profits prosper provisionally accept public till public trough pull down purchase purloin pursue put down put forth put in writing put into effect put up with quaff qualify quarter raise rake off rake-off rap shot rape ravish reach react read read into realize reap recall recant receipt receipts receivables record regard with indulgence relent relish remind one of rent repudiate repute require resemble reserve resign resort to rest resume retain retake retract returns revenue ride rip off rise rival rob rope royalties royalty run a temperature run after run away with run for rustle sack satirize savor savvy say score scram scrounge secure see seize the meaning seizure select send up sense sequester serve set down set down as set out shame shepherd shock shoplift shot sicken simulate single out skedaddle snag snap up snare snatch sniggle snitch spear split spoil spoils spoils of office sponsor spoof squeeze squire stand startle steal stealing stealings stick stick out stolen goods stomach store strike strip off study subjoin submit to subscribe subsume subtract succeed succumb sucker support surmise surprise survive suspect swag swallow swallow an insult swallow it swallow the pill swindle swipe tackle take aback take after take away take back take by assault take by storm take down take effect take for take for granted take from take hold take hold of take ill take in take it take it that take off take on take out take over take possession take possession of take to take to be take to mean take up take-in taking takings tangle tangle up with taste terminate thieve think till tolerate torment tote touch transcribe transfer transport trap travel shot travesty treasury treat treatment trick trow trucking shot true turn aside provocation turn the other cheek turn to twig understand understand by undertake unearned income use use up vie with view as violate voice waft wag walk off with wealth weather ween whip up whisk wile wing wink at winnings wipe out withdraw withstand wolf woo work work well work wonders write down yield zoom shot

Verb(151 words)

hump impropriate informal and slang terms ingest involve iron out jape juice jump jump someone's bones knob knock know know someone in the biblical sense land lay lay hands on lay waste to lead learn

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lease lie by lie with liquidate look at love love up make away with make free with measure merc mortify mount nail necessitate need neutralize obliterate obtain off own pack pay off penetrate pick off pick out plough plug pocket poke polish off pop off pork postulate pound prig procure pull pump punch someone's ticket put an end to put down put six feet under put someone out of their misery put to sleep rape read ream receive rent require rock roger root rub out ruin run through rut sack sard schlong score scotch screw scupper scuttle season secure seduce see to select send to eternity send to hell send to the grave send to the great beyond send to the next life service shaft shag shelve shoot slaughter sleep with slime out slip it to smite smush snag snuff snuff out squash stallionize stiff stop someone's clock stranglehold strike study subduct submit subscribe subscribe to subtract swive take aim take care of take down take hold take in take on take out take to take up tap terminate terminate with extreme prejudice thole top top off torpedo train tup use up wap waste wax wet whack win wipe out withdraw wreck

Noun(9 words)

impression issue juice opinion payoff proceeds return takings yield

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Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.

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You took the wrong key.

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I took it for granted that you were on my side.

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Your son took part in the student movement, I hear.

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