verb

take

Translation

to get, to carry, to accept, to travel by

Don't forget to take your keys.

I'll take the bus to work.

It takes an hour to get there.

Can you take this book for me?

((sth.)) to get or carry something Don't forget to take your keys.

((a vehicle)) to use a form of transport I always take the train to work.

it takes ((time)) ((to-inf)) to require a certain amount of time It takes 30 minutes to cook.

Synonyms: get, grab, seize; Antonyms: give, leave

From Old English 'tacan', from Old Norse 'taka', meaning 'to take, grasp'.

Think of 'taking' a photo. You are capturing an image. This helps remember the core meaning of getting or capturing something.