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Jazz standard recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
"Take Five" is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond and originally recorded in 1959 by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for their album Time Out. Written
Take_Five
Topics referred to by the same term
up take five in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. "Take Five" is a jazz standard originally recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Take Five or Take 5 also
Take_Five_(disambiguation)
Australian radio and television presenter
digital radio station Double J and host of the podcast and television series Take 5. Rowe is an industry adjunct associate professor at RMIT University. Susanna
Zan_Rowe
2003 Canadian film
Cameras Take Five is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Steven Woloshen and released in 2003. The film is a scratch film comprising abstract
Cameras_Take_Five
1987 American TV series or program
Take Five is an American sitcom that was produced by Imagine Television, Empire City Presentations, and Tri-Star Television that aired on CBS from April
Take_Five_(TV_series)
English pop group
Take That launched The Band, a musical written by Tim Firth featuring the five winners of Let It Shine and some of Take That's biggest hits. Take That
Take_That
1957 musical revue
Take Five was a musical revue performed in 1957. Its songs included "Witchcraft" by Michael Brown, performed by Gerry Matthews. Jonathan Tunick was credited
Take_Five_(revue)
1962 live album by Carmen McRae
Take Five Live is a 1962 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was
Take_Five_Live
Debut album of The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu
with its recorded warning to passengers, "Mind the gap...". "Don't Take Five (Take What You Want)" follows, featuring the JAMs' associates Chike (rapper)
1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)
1987_(What_the_Fuck_Is_Going_On?)
1959 studio album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet
the first jazz album to sell one million copies. Its standout single, "Take Five", was also the first jazz single to sell over one million copies. By 1963
Time_Out_(album)
American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012)
album to sell over one million copies. The lead single from the album, "Take Five", a tune written by Desmond in 5 4 time, similarly became the highest-selling
Dave_Brubeck
American jazz saxophonist and composer (1924–1977)
member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, "Take Five". The song remains the best-selling jazz song of all time. In addition
Paul_Desmond
English cricketer (born 1998)
latter was also the sixth fastest there in Test history. He went on to take five wickets in Sri Lanka's second innings, becoming only the third England
Gus_Atkinson
American jazz drummer (1928–2011)
album Time Out, which contained the hit songs "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk". In fact, "Take Five", the album's biggest hit (and the first jazz
Joe_Morello
American rock band
EP by The Click Five". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2025. "The Click Five Take Five". Rolling Stone
The_Click_Five
1963 studio album by Paul Desmond
Hall and Take Ten, Desmond (as part of The Dave Brubeck Quartet) had a huge popular hit in 1961 with his composition "Take Five". "Take Five" was recorded
Take_Ten
1965 fashion photography book
the library, in class, or at the boathouse. The title was inspired by "Take Five", the 1959 jazz song by Dave Brubeck. Teruyoshi Hayashida was born and
Take_Ivy
1998 studio album by Five
"Every Guy", performed by Take That. Note: Track numbers are according to the international edition of the album. Five Five Japan Promo CD album (CDLP)
Five_(Five_album)
Five major New York City organized crime families of the Italian American Mafia
The Five Families are the five Italian American Mafia crime families who operate in New York City. In 1931, the Five Families were organized by Salvatore
Five_Families
2015 studio album by Jacky Terrasson
2015 by Impulse!. The album title derives from Paul Desmond's song "Take Five". The record contains 11 tracks: four Terrasson's originals are laced
Take_This
English cricketer (born 2004)
On the third day of the match he also became the youngest debutant to take five wickets in an innings in men’s Tests. On 12 March 2023, Ahmed became the
Rehan_Ahmed
American video game holding company
became Take-Two's first president. Later that month, Take-Two struck a deal with GameTek that would see the publisher distribute five of Take-Two's games
Take-Two_Interactive
2010 American film
Takers is a 2010 American heist action thriller film directed by John Luessenhop and written by Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, Luessenhop, and Avery Duff
Takers
was replaced with Specials. XM Comedy was replaced with Raw Dog Comedy. Take Five was replaced with Sirius XM Stars. XM Emergency Alert was replaced with
XM Satellite Radio channel history
XM_Satellite_Radio_channel_history
South African-Irish cricketer
against the North-West Warriors, Campher became the first player to take five wickets in five balls in a men's professional match. In August 2025, Campher signed
Curtis_Campher
1963 film by John Hayes
Five Minutes to Love (originally[citation needed] known as The Rotten Apple, Junk Yard Love and It Only Takes Five Minutes) is a 1963 American drama film
Five_Minutes_to_Love
American actress
True Blood. She previously appeared on XM Radio's Take Five channel, doing features for their Five Minute Magazine. In 2004, Bowles married actor Patrick
Lauren_Bowles
First of a series or class of ships
ships and large civilian vessels. Large ships are very complex and may take five to ten years to build. Improvements based on experience with building
Lead_ship
Cricket terminology
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings, commonly abbreviated
Five-wicket_haul
1987 American TV series or program
April 1, 1987, and April 8, 1987 on CBS. It was the lead-in to the sitcom Take Five, which also only lasted for two episodes. Andrea Martin played a TV programmer
Roxie_(TV_series)
1865 battle during the American Civil War
Five Forks and an acoustic shadow, there was little to worry about. Soon after 4:00 pm, Pickett asked Rosser for a courier to take a message to Five Forks
Battle_of_Five_Forks
Sri Lankan cricketer
Lankan bowler to take 300 wickets in Test cricket. On 8 November 2016, Herath became only the third bowler in history to take five-wicket hauls against
Rangana_Herath
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1987)
Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match. He also became the second cricketer, after Yuvraj Singh, to score 50 runs and take five wickets
Shakib_Al_Hasan
2023 film by Henry Roosevelt
Take Care of Maya is a 2023 American documentary film directed by Henry Roosevelt. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10, 2023, and was
Take_Care_of_Maya
1999 single by Filter
"Take a Picture" is a song by American rock band Filter. It was serviced to radio in September 1999 as the second single from their second studio album
Take_a_Picture_(Filter_song)
in 4 overs. Tomakanute Ritawa of Cook Islands is the oldest player to take five wickets in an T20I innings, achieving the feat at the age of 46 years
List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket
List_of_five-wicket_hauls_in_Twenty20_International_cricket
Personality model consisting of five broad dimensions
In psychology and psychometrics, the Big Five personality trait model or five-factor model (FFM), sometimes called by the mnemonic acronym OCEAN or CANOE
Big_Five_personality_traits
Indian cricketer (born 1994)
July 2018, Yadav took his first five-for in a T20I and also became the first left-arm wrist-spin bowler to take five wickets in a T20I during the first
Kuldeep_Yadav
Group of European association football markets
The Big Five refers to the association football markets of England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. As of 2026[update], they are the five European leaders
Big Five (association football)
Big_Five_(association_football)
WODI
Tobago respectively. Macpherson and Page are two of only seven players to take a five-wicket haul during their WODI debut, the others being India's Purnima
List of five-wicket hauls in women's One Day International cricket
List_of_five-wicket_hauls_in_women's_One_Day_International_cricket
American singer
SoulBounce. Retrieved February 11, 2018. AAJ Staff (June 13, 2007). "Take Five With Chris Rob". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 10, 2018. "B-SIDE:
Chris_Rob
1998 studio album by Seo Taiji
though. Music videos without the musician were made for "Take One," "Take Two," and "Take Five." All tracks are written by Seo Taiji. Seo Taiji − vocals
Seo_Tai_Ji_(album)
Pakistani cricketer (born 1971)
runs when batting at number 10 (478) He is the youngest ever bowler to take a five wicket haul in an ODI innings (at the age of 18 years and 164 days) He
Waqar_Younis
University dormitory in New York City
retrieved 2022-01-12 "Take Five with Eric Garcetti '92, SIPA'93". Columbia College Today. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2022-01-12. "Take Five with Niles Eldredge
Carman_Hall
Image shown by a computer program while loading or initializing
of time a program takes to load were common when computer games were loaded from a cassette tape, a process which could take five minutes or more. Nowadays
Loading_screen
1984 song by a-ha
"Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band a-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that year, was produced
Take_On_Me
American black nationalist religious movement
The Five-Percent Nation, sometimes referred to as the Five Percenters or the Nation of Gods and Earths (NGE/NOGE), is a movement influenced by the Nation
Five-Percent_Nation
1969 single by Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson, it was inspired by Dave Brubeck's 1961 jazz instrumental "Take Five". Anderson claims to have written the song in approximately one hour in
Living_in_the_Past_(song)
1958 film
can be pumped out of the factory via a pipeline, but the process will take five hours. Brand is joined by an FBI Special Agent and a police psychiatrist
Hell's_Five_Hours
Trick-taking card game
and has given the language a slang expression, "to go nap", meaning to take five of anything. It may be less popular now than it was, but it is still played
Napoleon_(card_game)
1977 live album by Al Jarreau
album is Jarreau's interpretation of Paul Desmond's classic jazz number "Take Five", which was also released as a single in an edited version in 1977. Both
Look to the Rainbow (Al Jarreau album)
Look_to_the_Rainbow_(Al_Jarreau_album)
British boy band
'street' image, in contrast to Take That, Boyzone, and 98 Degrees, who at the time were primarily known for their ballads. Five also wrote or co-wrote the
Five_(group)
List of cricketers
took a five-wicket haul in the first test Bangladesh played against India in 2000, making him the first debutant for Bangladesh to take a five-wicket
List of Bangladesh cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
List_of_Bangladesh_cricketers_who_have_taken_five-wicket_hauls_on_Test_debut
South African cricketer
squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. She went on take five wickets in four matches, including 3/8 from 3.1 overs against Thailand
Shabnim_Ismail
1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut
because Vonnegut was willing to take two decades necessary to tell it – to speak the unspeakable – Slaughterhouse-Five is a great novel, a masterpiece
Slaughterhouse-Five
American pop and country singer (born 1952)
That Way" (another one-off single). Later that year, the album Take Heart featured five modestly charting singles: "Until Tonight", "Any Way That You Want
Juice_Newton
Process of making a motion picture
be composed before or after the movie finishes filming. Production can take five to eight weeks for a mid-range movie, or three to four weeks for a lower
Filmmaking
fourth player to take five wickets in an innings on debut, is the only woman to have taken ten wickets in a match on debut. Spear's five wickets for 51
List of women's Test cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut
List_of_women's_Test_cricketers_who_have_taken_five_wickets_on_debut
Species of plant
grows from a bulb. The flowers produce seeds which, when germinated, take five to seven years to produce a flowering plant. (Sexual seed reproduction
Narcissus_pseudonarcissus
Proposed skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
floors. At the time, construction was scheduled to begin in 2024 and take five years. Scale models of the building were publicly revealed in September
5_World_Trade_Center
Japanese footballer (born 2001)
(久保 建英, Kubo Takefusa; IPA: [kɯbo takeɸɯsa], born 4 June 2001), nicknamed Take (タケ), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for
Takefusa_Kubo
Domino game
are included in the count until both sides are played on. Each player takes five tiles, when playing with four players or more, or seven when playing with
Muggins
Indian cricketer (born 1990)
he took a wicket on his first ball. He is the first Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in Test cricket, ODIs and T20Is. He is the only bowler whose
Bhuvneshwar_Kumar
Lottery of the U.S. state of New York
50 cents, except for combination wagers. Take 5 began in 1992 as a Friday-only game, then called Take Five; it has since expanded gradually to nightly
New_York_Lottery
Japanese jockey (born 1969)
(England) and Dubai Duty Free Stakes (UAE). Take has won one of Japan's premier horse races, the Japan Cup, a record five times. He is both the youngest and oldest
Yutaka_Take
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded
List of cricketers with five-wicket hauls in all international formats
List_of_cricketers_with_five-wicket_hauls_in_all_international_formats
American talk show (2005–2010)
replacing Ricki Lake, and also remained available on XM Satellite Radio's Take Five channel in both the United States and Canada. The Tyra Banks Show premiered
The_Tyra_Banks_Show
Brazilian comedy-drama television series (2020–2024)
As Five (English title: We Are Five) is a Brazilian comedy-drama television series created by Cao Hamburger for Globoplay. It was produced by TV Globo's
As_Five
Canadian hip hop artist
(Buck 65) - Early Nineties Hip Hop Radio". UGSMAG. February 25, 2010. "Take Five: Buck 65". FLOOD. Retrieved June 25, 2026. Ferreira, Susana (December
Buck_65
1990 studio album by Acoustic Alchemy
nine-track album is also the only album by the band to offer a cover track: "Take Five". 32nd Annual Grammy Awards Acoustic Alchemy Greg Carmichael – nylon guitars
Reference_Point
Series of children's novels by Enid Blyton
Anne is the youngest in the group, and generally takes care of the domestic duties during the Five's various camping holidays. As the youngest, she is
The_Famous_Five
Sri Lankan bowler
first player to take four wickets in four consecutive balls in One Day International cricket. Needing five runs for victory and with five wickets in hand
Lasith_Malinga
2011 studio album by Drake
Take Care is the second studio album by the Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on November 15, 2011, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records
Take_Care
English cricketer and TV personality (born 1977)
in the first innings of the First Test in Brisbane, and he failed to take five wickets in a match. Flintoff played in only one first-class game in the
Andrew_Flintoff
Cuban spies arrested in 1998 in the US
The Cuban Five, also known as the Miami Five, are five Cuban intelligence officers (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González
Cuban_Five
American fast food chain
Five Guys Enterprises, LLC (doing business as Five Guys Burgers and Fries and Five Guys) is an American multinational fast food chain focused on hamburgers
Five_Guys
Film shot lasting much longer than conventional shots
In filmmaking, a long take (also called a continuous take, continuous shot, or oner) is shot with a duration much longer than the conventional editing
Long_take
Norwegian chess grandmaster (born 1990)
Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion, reigning six-time World Rapid Chess Champion,
Magnus_Carlsen
Pakistani cricketer
matches. He was the first and to date only Pakistani to score a century and take five wickets in an innings in the same test match twice. He was the Coach of
Mushtaq_Mohammad
1973 live album by Dave Brubeck
20 on the Billboard Top Jazz Charts. "Truth", "Unfinished Woman" and "Take Five" were recorded at the Berliner Philharmonie, "Koto Song" was recorded
We're All Together Again for the First Time
We're_All_Together_Again_for_the_First_Time
Ninth year of school education in some school systems
attending CBSE schools must take five compulsory subjects (English, Sanskrit/Hindi, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science) and may take up to four electives
Ninth_grade
2023 maritime disaster
while Titan was descending, resulting in the instantaneous deaths of all five occupants. The search and rescue operation was performed by an international
Titan_submersible_implosion
2025 South Korean television series
Kim Dong-wan, Yoon Park, Lee Seok-gi, Became Five Brothers of the Same Blood (Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived
For_Eagle_Brothers
Sequence of yoga exercises
Kelder suggests to "stand erect with hands on hips between the Five Rites and take one or two deep breaths". He neither implies nor suggests that specific
Five_Tibetan_Rites
Informal grouping of villages in Nassau County, New York
The Five Towns is an informal grouping of villages and hamlets in Nassau County, New York, on the South Shore of western Long Island, adjoining the border
Five_Towns
fracturing his left femur. The recovery was expected to take five months, and he missed the five last rallies of the season. "Rallies - Rallye Deutschland
2008_Rallye_Deutschland
Name for the physical penalties of the dynastic Chinese legal system
The Five Punishments (Chinese: 五刑; pinyin: wǔ xíng; Cantonese Yale: ńgh yìhng) was the collective name for a series of physical penalties meted out by
Five_Punishments
1964 single by the Beatles
The "long jam" is sometimes identified as take seven, due to Martin introducing it as, "Take five, is it? Take seven". Beatles writer John C. Winn suggests
She's_a_Woman
Novel by Holly Jackson
entire story unfolding in the same amount of time it takes to read it." Kirkus Reviews stated that Five Survive has "Intervals of intense suspense and a well-crafted
Five_Survive
1964 live album by Dave Brubeck
of "Take the 'A' Train" is followed by the inevitable "Take Five"." "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 12:05 "Koto Song" (Dave Brubeck) - 7:44 "Take the
Dave_Brubeck_in_Berlin
Rohmalia are the only bowlers to take a five-wicket haul on WT20I debut. There have been only 15 occurrences in which a five-wicket haul did not result in
List of five-wicket hauls in women's Twenty20 International cricket
List_of_five-wicket_hauls_in_women's_Twenty20_International_cricket
2004 single by Nick Drake
the rhythm was developed based on Dave Brubeck's "Take Five". Although most of the arrangements on Five Leaves Left were by Drake's friend Robert Kirby
River_Man
American jazz bassist (1923–2020)
Paul Desmond and Joe Morello, and featured in the quartet's standards "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo à la Turk". He recorded more than 30 albums with the
Eugene_Wright
in the UK and went platinum. The following year, Take That announced they were to re-form as a five-piece and release an album. This album was titled
Take_That_discography
Hand gesture
and lemonade. The project has held events where participants take part in a "high-five-a-thon" to raise funds for charity. A 2014 medical study found
High_five
Someone who attends an educational institution
Secondary school. It takes five years for a student to graduate from Primary school, five years for Secondary school, and five years for Higher Secondary
Student
taken a five-wicket haul on their debut in a Test match, with 52 of them being England players. Alfred Shaw was the first Englishman to take a five-wicket
List of England cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut
List_of_England_cricketers_who_have_taken_five-wicket_hauls_on_Test_debut
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He is ninth overall in all-time Test five-wicket haul takers. He made his international debut for England on 26 August 1976
List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ian Botham
List_of_international_cricket_five-wicket_hauls_by_Ian_Botham
Geographical region in South Asia
Jalandhar, and Patiala in India. Human settlements in Punjab developed along its five rivers as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to
Punjab
held since annually since its first season in 2020. The first player to take a five-wicket haul in the Lanka Premier League is Mohammad Amir. He accomplished
List of Lanka Premier League five-wicket hauls
List_of_Lanka_Premier_League_five-wicket_hauls
TAKE FIVE
TAKE FIVE
Boy/Male
English
Alert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name TÄta, possibly a short form of various compound names with the obscure first element tÄt, or else a nursery formation. This surname is common and widespread in Britain; the chief area of concentration is northeastern England, followed by northern Ireland.
Girl/Female
English Scandinavian Anglo Saxon Irish
Brings joy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pass or narrow valley, from Old English hraca ‘throat’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places deriving their name from this word, such as Rake in Devon or The Rake in Sussex.English and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle Dutch rake ‘rake’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such implements or as a nickname for a tall thin man. (The expression ‘lean as a rake’ is found in Chaucer.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse byname Haki (cognate with Hook), given originally to someone with a hunched figure or a hooked nose.North German : variant of Haack.Dutch and North German : from the Germanic personal name Hac(c)o, a short form of a compound name beginning with the element hag ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Hacke.
Male
English
 Middle English variant form of English Jack "God is gracious." Short form of English Jacob, JAKE means "supplanter."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an occupational name for a baker.German (northern Frisian) : from a short form of the personal name Balke, itself a reduced form of Baldeke, a pet form of Baldewin (see Baldwin).Dutch : variant of Baek.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, TATE means "cheerful."
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin lacus, LAKE means "pond, lake."
Boy/Male
Japanese
Strong like bamboo.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk)
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk) : variant of Faulks.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Facco, a variant of Falco, itself probably a short form of a personal name formed with fal, a tribal name (as in Westphalia) or alternatively a byname meaning ‘falcon’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Aarne, AAKE means "eagle."
Male
Japanese
(1-剛雄, 2-æ¦é›„) Japanese name TAKEO means 1) valiant male," or "violent/warrior male."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a prominent oak tree, from Middle English ake ‘oak’, or a habitational name from the village of Aike, near Lockington, East Yorkshire, which is named with Old English Äc ‘oak’, dative Äce ‘(place at) the oak tree’.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Old English lacu, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example in Wiltshire and Devon. Modern English lake (Middle English lake) is only distantly related, if at all; it comes via Old French from Latin lacus. This meaning, which ousted the native sense, came too late to be found as a place name element, but may lie behind some examples of the surname.Part translation of French Beaulac.
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American Irish Native American
Cheerful.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English
Pond; Lake
TAKE FIVE
TAKE FIVE
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Straightforward Person by Heart; Speech and Act
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Sanskrit
Friend of the Wise
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful
Female
English
Modern English name derived from Latin maris, MARISSA means "of the sea."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Famous buddhist cave
Biblical
a Semitic mother goddess
Girl/Female
Muslim
Aware, Knowing
Boy/Male
Hindu
Dear, History
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Calantha, CALANTHE means "beautiful flower." This is the name of a genus of orchid flowers.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Creation
TAKE FIVE
TAKE FIVE
TAKE FIVE
TAKE FIVE
TAKE FIVE
v. t.
To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
v.t.
To make naked.
v. t.
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.
v. i.
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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
v. t.
To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
v. i.
To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
v. t.
To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
v. t.
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 am 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.
v. t.
To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
v. t.
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.
a.
To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast.
p. p.
Taken.
v. t.
To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
v. t.
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.
n.
See 2d Tike.
n.
That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
v. t.
To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.