1.carry out;

take action

2.as of time or space;

It took three hours to get to work this morning

3.take somebody somewhere;

We lead him to our chief

4.get into one's hands, take physically;

Take a cookie!

5.take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;

His voice took on a sad tone

6.interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression;

I read this address as a satire

7.take something or somebody with oneself somewhere;

Bring me the box from the other room

8.take into one's possession;

We are taking an orphan from Romania

9.require as useful, just, or proper;

It takes nerve to do what she did

10. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives;

Take any one of these cards

11. travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route;

He takes the bus to work

12. receive willingly something given or offered;

The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter

13. assume, as of positions or roles;

She took the job as director of development

14. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;

Take the case of China

15. experience or feel or submit to;

Take a test

16. make a film or photograph of something;

take a scene

17. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract;

remove a threat

18. serve oneself to, or consume regularly;

Have another bowl of chicken soup!

19. accept or undergo, often unwillingly;

We took a pay cut

20. make use of or accept for some purpose;

take a risk

21. take by force;

Hitler took the Baltic Republics

22. occupy or take on;

He assumes the lotus position

23. admit into a group or community;

accept students for graduate study

24. ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial;

take a pulse

25. be a student of a certain subject;

She is reading for the bar exam

26. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;

the accident claimed three lives

27. head into a specified direction;

The escaped convict took to the hills

28. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;

Please don't aim at your little brother!

29. be seized or affected in a specified way;

take sick

30. have with oneself; have on one's person;

She always takes an umbrella

31. engage for service under a term of contract;

We took an apartment on a quiet street

32. receive or obtain by regular payment;

We take the Times every day

33. buy, select;

I'll take a pound of that sausage

34. to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort;

take shelter from the storm

35. have sex with; archaic use;

He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable

36. lay claim to; as of an idea;

She took credit for the whole idea

37. be designed to hold or take;

This surface will not take the dye

38. be capable of holding or containing;

This box won't take all the items

39. develop a habit;

He took to visiting bars

40. proceed along in a vehicle;

We drive the turnpike to work

41. obtain by winning;

Winner takes all

42. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;

He got AIDS