Grab vs. Take
Grabverb
(transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
Grabverb
(intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
Grabverb
To restrain someone; to arrest.
Grabverb
To grip the attention; to enthrall.
Grabverb
(informal) To quickly collect or retrieve.
Grabverb
(informal) To consume something quickly.
Grabverb
To take the opportunity of.
Grabnoun
(countable) A sudden snatch at something.
Grabnoun
(countable) An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
Grabnoun
(countable) A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.
Grabnoun
A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
Grabnoun
A sound bite.
Grabnoun
(obsolete) That which is seized.
Grabnoun
(uncountable) A simple card game.
Grabnoun
A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
Grabnoun
A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts.
Grabnoun
A sudden grasp or seizure.
Grabnoun
An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of raising them; - specially applied to devices for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
Grabverb
To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
Grabnoun
a mechanical device for gripping an object
Grabnoun
the act of catching an object with the hands;
Grabverb
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of;
Grabverb
get hold of or seize quickly and easily;
Grabverb
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand;
Grabverb
obtain illegally or unscrupulously;
Grabverb
take or grasp suddenly;
Grabverb
capture the attention or imagination of;
Takeverb
(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
Takeverb
(transitive) To seize or capture.
Takeverb
(transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
Takeverb
To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
Takeverb
(transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
Takeverb
(transitive) To exact.
Takeverb
(transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
Takeverb
(transitive) To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
Takeverb
(transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
Takeverb
(transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc).
Takeverb
(transitive) To receive into some relationship.
Takeverb
To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
Takeverb
(transitive) To remove.
Takeverb
(transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
Takeverb
(transitive) To subtract.
Takeverb
(transitive) To have sex with.
Takeverb
(transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
Takeverb
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
Takeverb
(transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
Takeverb
(transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
Takeverb
(transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
Takeverb
To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
Takeverb
To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
Takeverb
(transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
Takeverb
(transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
Takeverb
(reflexive) To go.
Takeverb
(transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
Takeverb
(obsolete) To visit; to include in a course of travel.
Takeverb
(transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
Takeverb
(transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
Takeverb
(transitive) To consume.
Takeverb
(transitive) To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
Takeverb
(transitive) To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
Takeverb
(transitive) To experience, undergo, or endure.
Takeverb
(transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
Takeverb
(transitive) To experience or feel.
Takeverb
(transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
Takeverb
(transitive) To participate in.
Takeverb
(transitive) To suffer, to endure (a hardship or damage).
Takeverb
(transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
Takeverb
(transitive) To regard in a specified way.
Takeverb
(transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
Takeverb
(transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
Takeverb
(transitive) To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
Takeverb
(transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
Takeverb
(transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
Takeverb
(transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
Takeverb
(transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
Takeverb
(transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
Takeverb
(transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
Takeverb
(transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
Takeverb
To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
Takeverb
To let in (water).
Takeverb
(transitive) To require.
Takeverb
(transitive) To proceed to fill.
Takeverb
(transitive) To fill, to use up (time or space).
Takeverb
(transitive) To avail oneself of.
Takeverb
(transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
Takeverb
(transitive) To assume or perform (a form or role).
Takeverb
(transitive) To assume (a form).
Takeverb
(transitive) To perform (a role).
Takeverb
(transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
Takeverb
(transitive) To bind oneself by.
Takeverb
(transitive) To move into.
Takeverb
(transitive) To go into, through, or along.
Takeverb
(transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
Takeverb
(transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
Takeverb
(transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
Takeverb
(transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
Takeverb
To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).
Takeverb
(transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
Takeverb
To apply oneself to the study of.
Takeverb
(transitive) To deal with.
Takeverb
(transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
Takeverb
To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
Takeverb
To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).
Takeverb
(intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
Takeverb
(intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
Takeverb
To adhere or be absorbed properly.
Takeverb
To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to take root, take hold.
Takeverb
To catch; to engage.
Takeverb
To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people.
Takeverb
(intransitive) To have the intended effect.
Takeverb
(intransitive) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
Takeverb
To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.
Takeverb
An intensifier.
Takeverb
To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).
Takeverb
To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.
Takenoun
The or an act of taking.
Takenoun
Something that is taken; a haul.
Takenoun
Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
Takenoun
The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
Takenoun
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.
Takenoun
An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
Takenoun
(film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
Takenoun
(music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
Takenoun
A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
Takenoun
(medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
Takenoun
A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
Takenoun
(printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
Take
Taken.
Takeverb
In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey.
Takeverb
To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take an army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; - said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
Takeverb
In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept.
Takeverb
To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.
Takeverb
To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to refuse or reject; to admit.
Takeverb
To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene.
Takeverb
To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
Takeverb
To receive as something to be eaten or drunk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
Takeverb
To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head.
Takeverb
To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat; it takes five hours to get to Boston from New York by car.
Takeverb
Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
Takeverb
To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take a picture of a person.
Takeverb
To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.
Takeverb
To draw; to deduce; to derive.
Takeverb
To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
Takeverb
To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; - used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.
Takeverb
To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; - used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
Takeverb
To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
Takeverb
To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand over; as, he took the book to the bindery; he took a dictionary with him.
Takeverb
To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; - with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
Takeverb
To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take.
Takeverb
To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
Takeverb
To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; - usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge.
Takeverb
To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
Takenoun
That which is taken, such as the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch, or the amouont of money collected during one event; as, the box-office take.
Takenoun
The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time.
Takenoun
the income arising from land or other property;
Takenoun
the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
Takeverb
carry out;
Takeverb
as of time or space;
Takeverb
take somebody somewhere;
Takeverb
get into one's hands, take physically;
Takeverb
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;
Takeverb
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression;
Takeverb
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere;
Takeverb
take into one's possession;
Takeverb
require as useful, just, or proper;
Takeverb
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;
Takeverb
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route;
Takeverb
receive willingly something given or offered;
Takeverb
assume, as of positions or roles;
Takeverb
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;
Takeverb
experience or feel or submit to;
Takeverb
make a film or photograph of something;
Takeverb
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract;
Takeverb
serve oneself to, or consume regularly;
Takeverb
accept or undergo, often unwillingly;
Takeverb
make use of or accept for some purpose;
Takeverb
take by force;
Takeverb
occupy or take on;
Takeverb
admit into a group or community;
Takeverb
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial;
Takeverb
be a student of a certain subject;
Takeverb
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;
Takeverb
head into a specified direction;
Takeverb
aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;
Takeverb
be seized or affected in a specified way;
Takeverb
have with oneself; have on one's person;
Takeverb
engage for service under a term of contract;
Takeverb
receive or obtain by regular payment;
Takeverb
buy, select;
Takeverb
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort;
Takeverb
have sex with; archaic use;
Takeverb
lay claim to; as of an idea;
Takeverb
be designed to hold or take;
Takeverb
be capable of holding or containing;
Takeverb
develop a habit;
Takeverb
proceed along in a vehicle;
Takeverb
obtain by winning;
Takeverb
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
Takeverb
lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold
Takeverb
capture or gain possession of by force or military means
Takeverb
(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) win (a trick)
Takeverb
capture (an opposing piece or pawn)
Takeverb
dismiss a batsman from (his wicket)
Takeverb
dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove
Takeverb
occupy (a place or position)
Takeverb
rent (a house)
Takeverb
agree to buy (an item)
Takeverb
(of a person) already be married or in an emotional relationship.
Takeverb
use or have ready to use
Takeverb
use as an instance or example in support of an argument
Takeverb
regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical).
Takeverb
ascertain by measurement or observation
Takeverb
write down
Takeverb
make (a photograph) with a camera
Takeverb
(especially of illness) suddenly strike or afflict (someone)
Takeverb
have sexual intercourse with.
Takeverb
remove (someone or something) from a particular place
Takeverb
subtract
Takeverb
carry or bring with one; convey
Takeverb
accompany or guide (someone) to a specified place
Takeverb
bring into a specified state
Takeverb
use as a route or a means of transport
Takeverb
accept or receive (someone or something)
Takeverb
understand or accept as valid
Takeverb
acquire or assume (a position, state, or form)
Takeverb
receive (a specified amount of money) as payment or earnings
Takeverb
achieve or attain (a victory or result)
Takeverb
act on (an opportunity)
Takeverb
experience or be affected by
Takeverb
react to or regard (news or an event) in a specified way
Takeverb
deal with (a physical obstacle or course) in a specified way
Takeverb
regard or view in a specified way
Takeverb
be attracted or charmed by
Takeverb
submit to, tolerate, or endure
Takeverb
assume
Takeverb
consume as food, drink, medicine, or drugs
Takeverb
make, undertake, or perform (an action or task)
Takeverb
conduct (a ceremony or gathering).
Takeverb
be taught or examined in (a subject)
Takeverb
obtain (an academic degree) after fulfilling the required conditions
Takeverb
require or use up (a specified amount of time)
Takeverb
(of a task or situation) need or call for (a particular person or thing)
Takeverb
hold; accommodate
Takeverb
wear or require (a particular size of garment or type of complementary article)
Takeverb
(of a plant or seed) take root or begin to grow; germinate
Takeverb
(of an added substance) become successfully established
Takeverb
have or require as part of the appropriate construction
Takenoun
a scene or sequence of sound or vision photographed or recorded continuously at one time
Takenoun
a particular version of or approach to something
Takenoun
an amount of something gained or acquired from one source or in one session
Takenoun
the money received at a cinema or theatre for seats.
Takenoun
an amount of copy set up at one time or by one compositor.
Take
A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.
