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take verb. . LOE.
[Old Norse taka = West Frisian take, East Frisian taken, Middle Dutch taken grasp, seize, catch, rel. by ablaut to Gothic tekan, ult. origin unkn.]
I. verb intrans. & trans. Touch. Also foll. by on. LOE-ME.
II. Seize, grasp, catch.
verb trans. Get possession of, esp. by force; capture, make prisoner, arrest. LOE.
A. Lovell The Turks had taken two Castles in Hungary. J. Wain They're not taking me alive.
b. Capture (a wild animal, bird, etc.); (of an animal, bird, etc.) seize or catch (prey). ME.
Hounds The hare may not be taken on a Sunday in the North.
c. Capture (an opponent's piece) in chess etc.; win (a trick) in a card-game. LME.
d. Cricket. Catch (the ball) after it strikes the bat and before it touches the ground; dismiss (a batsman) by this action; (of a bowler) dismiss a batsman from (a wicket), esp. by causing the ball to hit the stumps. M19.
Sunday Times With the last ball..Willis had Solkar taken at slip. Wisden Cricket Monthly Going to take a lot of wickets for the simple reason that he bowls straight.
verb trans. Lay hold of, grasp with the hand etc.; seize and hold. ME.
G. Greene He took her by the throat and shook her. I. Murdoch Mor took her hand in his.
verb trans. Of a natural or supernatural agency: affect the condition of, esp. suddenly and adversely; in pass., be suddenly and strongly affected by (freq. foll. by with). ME.
Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor He blasts the tree and takes the cattle. Dryden I am taken on the sudden with a grievous swimming in my Head. Temple Bar An intense weariness of life took him.
b. verb trans. In pass. Have a seizure or sudden attack of illness, esp. with the loss of sensation or consciousness. Now rare or obsolete exc. dial. LME.
c. verb intrans. Of fire: kindle, begin burning; catch hold. Now rare. E16.
d. verb intrans. with compl. Reach a particular condition; esp. become ill, sick, etc. Now colloq. & dial. L17.
D. Rowe Bill's mother took ill and went into hospital.
verb trans. Orig., rebuke. Later, check, pull up, interrupt. Long obsolete exc. in take up (o) below. ME.
verb intrans. (Of a projection) pierce and hold an object; (of an object) be pierced and held by a projection (rare). Also, (of part of a mechanism) engage with a corresponding part (usu. foll. by into). ME.
J. Nicholson The next tooth of the pinion will take into the gap in..the rack. E. K. Kane A floe, taking upon a tongue of ice..began to swing..like a pivot.
b. verb trans. Of an instrument or tool: be applied to and act on (an object). M17.
verb trans. Strike or hit (a person) usu. in, on, across, over, etc., a part of the body; land (a blow etc.) on. Also with double obj. ME.
Oxford English Dictionary The ball took me an awful whack on the chest. P. G. Wodehouse My missile took the lad squarely on..the nose.
verb intrans.
a. Of a plant, seed, etc.: begin to grow; take root, strike, germinate. Also, (of tissue etc.) continue in a healthy state after being grafted or transplanted. LME.
R. Rendell The fuchsia cuttings had taken and were looking good.
b. Of ice: form, esp. in a lake or river. dial. & N. Amer. E19.
verb trans. Come on suddenly (a person, esp. in a particular condition or situation); fig. catch or detect in wrongdoing. arch. exc. in take by surprise & similar phrases. M16.
Bible (AV): Ecclesiasticus 36:26 A man..lodgeth wheresoeuer the night taketh him.
b. Extort money from, esp. by trickery, swindle, cheat. Freq. foll. by for. slang. E20.
S. Bellow They make millions. They have smart lawyers..I got taken.
c. Motor Racing. Overtake (a competitor). L20.
Motoring News Al used his car's superior..speed to take Michael..then moved into the lead.
a. verb trans. Catch the fancy or affection of; captivate, delight, please. M16.
H. James She had been immensely taken..with that idea of mine.
b. verb intrans. Win favour, gain acceptance; esp. become popular. M17.
E. Johnson Lever's story, A Day's Ride, was not taking with the public.
c. verb trans. Attract and hold (a person's gaze or attention). M18.
P. G. Wodehouse Dolly Molloy unquestionably took the eye. She was a spectacular blonde.
verb intrans. Have an intended result; succeed, be effective, take effect. E17.
T. Campbell The treachery took: she waited wild. B. Schulberg She was married..But it didn't take.
III. Bring into a specified position or relation.
verb trans. Transfer (an object) into one's hand or hold by one's own voluntary physical act. ME.
Wordsworth Lucy took The lantern in her hand. M. Marrin He took my coat from me in the hall.
b. Put (a garment) on or about one. ME-E17.
verb trans. Put or receive voluntarily into one's body; eat, drink; swallow (Food, drink, or medicine); inhale (snuff, tobacco smoke, etc.). ME.
E. B. Browning The medical men have allowed him to take some chicken broth. Jan Morris I take my breakfast at George's Cafe.
b. Expose oneself to (air, water, etc.) for one's physical benefit. Freq. in take the air s.v. AIR noun1 2b. LME.
verb trans. Bring or receive (a person) into a specified relation to oneself, as of service, protection, care, or companionship. ME.
Scribner's Magazine He would freely take them into his confidence. E. Peacock He took pupils to increase his income.
b. spec. Enter into Marriage or cohabitation with (esp. a woman). Freq. in take in Marriage. ME.
c. Have sexual intercourse with (esp. a woman). E20.
G. Paley On Judy's bed he took her at once without a word.
verb trans. Enter into possession or use of (a thing), esp. by one's own direct act; appropriate; spec. in Law, enter into actual possession of (an estate etc.). ME.
W. Cruise The question..whether the heirs..took any estate under this appointment. V. Woolf Hurry, or the best seats'll be taken.
b. verb intrans. Enter into possession of a thing; spec. in Law, enter into actual possession. ME.
c. verb trans. Regularly receive, buy, or subscribe to (esp. a particular newspaper or periodical). L16.
Times: Mail readers..will..be getting their news a day later than you who take The Times.
d. verb trans. Get the use of (esp. accommodation) by payment or formal agreement. E17.
M. Sinclair The people who took Greffington Hall for the summer holidays.
verb trans.
a. Assume (a specified form, character, role, name, etc.). ME.
Sir W. Scott The mountain mist took form and limb. Times France cannot take the offensive.
b. Adopt (a law or custom). ME-M16.
c. Assume possession of (something symbolizing a particular function or occupation); adopt (a badge or emblem). ME.
W. Blackstone King William..did not take the crown by hereditary right or descent.
verb trans. Make oneself responsible for (a duty etc.); commit oneself to the performance of (a function etc.) (freq. foll. by on, on oneself). Also, bind oneself by the terms of (an oath, vow, etc.). ME.
T. F. Tout Grenville refused to take office without Fox. A. Christie Every day..Greta was taking a bit more upon herself, giving orders.
b. verb trans. Assume the right, presume, or venture to do. Usu. foll. by on oneself etc. ME.
c. verb intrans. Assume authority or importance; assert oneself. Also, behave presumptuously or haughtily, put on airs. Usu. foll. by on oneself etc. LME-E18.
d. verb trans. Profess or claim to do; assume or presume that. Also, pretend to do. Usu. foll. by on oneself etc. L15-M17.
a. verb intrans. Side against or (rare) show support for a person. ME.
b. verb trans. Adopt as one's own (a part or side in a contest or controversy), ally oneself with (a side or party). LME.
E. Haywood To take the party, which would best become his honour and reputation.
verb trans. Undertake and perform (a specified function, service, etc.); spec. (a) perform (a part) in a play etc.; (b) answer (a telephone call). LME.
M. Linskill Will you favour us by taking the tenor? D. Cusack I'll take Sheila's class if you like.
verb trans. Appropriate (credit etc.) where, or as if, due; assume (leave, permission, etc.) to have been granted. E16.
G. Greene I shall do the real work and it will be the ghosts who take the credit.
verb trans. Grammar. Of a word, clause, or sentence: have or require (a particular inflection, case, mood, etc.) as part of the appropriate construction. E19.
D. W. Goodwin Causal sentences regularly take the Indicative.
IV. Select or use for a particular purpose.
verb trans. Pick out (an individual person or thing) from a group; select, choose. ME.
S. Johnson I'll take you five children from London, who shall cuff five Highland children.
verb trans. Adopt or choose for a particular purpose or (foll. by as, for) in a particular capacity. Also, have recourse to or avail oneself of (a means or method); spec. (a) proceed to use as a means of transport, esp. mount (a horse) or board (a ship, train, etc.) for a journey (freq. foll. by to or for a destination); (b) use (a stick, belt, etc.) to administer a beating to a person; (c) make use of (an opportunity). ME.
Examiner That great genius is taken as the standard of perfection. D. Fraser Aboard an armoured trawler..having taken ship at St. Nazaire. A. Tyler If I was to take a brush to it, my hair would spring straight out.
verb trans. Achieve the shelter or protection afforded by (a place); reach, go to, or enter, esp. for refuge or safety. Freq. in take refuge, take sanctuary, & similar phrs. ME.
T. Stevenson A harbour which may be easily taken and left in stormy weather. Publishers Weekly Two..Drivers get lost in Vietnam and take shelter in an abandoned supply depot.
b. Proceed to follow (a road, course, etc.). ME.
T. McGuane He took a dirt road out past a..field. fig.: H. Hallam Elizabeth had taken her line as to the Court of Rome.
verb trans. Deal with or treat in a certain way, spec. (a) give instruction in (a subject) in a school, college, university, etc.; (b) select or use (a topic etc.) as an example; (c) tackle (a problem). Also, consider; reckon. ME.
H. Bracken The Business is to take the Distemper in its first Stage. W. T. Brande Let us take a fresh-water lake as an example.
b. Confront, attack; overcome, defeat; kill. colloq. M20.
J. L. Carr Come on, Findlayson. Let's go take the bastards.
verb trans. Occupy or enter on the occupation of (a particular place or position). ME.
Shakespeare King Lear Thou robed man of justice, take thy place. J. Agee The prayer-desks were all taken; he knelt..on the bare floor.
verb trans. Begin (esp. a story) again; resume. LME.
absol.: Dryden I must forsake This Task; for others afterwards to take.
verb trans. Use, occupy, or consume (a specified amount of material, time, energy, etc.); colloq. require (a person or thing of specified capacity or ability) to do. LME.
Daily Telegraph If it takes three more years, we fight on. O. Nash Wondering how many bamboo shoots a day it takes to feed a baby Giant Panda.
b. Of a person: require a particular size in shoes, clothing, etc., for a correct fit. L19.
V. Obtain from a source, derive.
verb trans. Obtain or derive (a thing) deliberately from a particular source; copy or borrow (an illustration, passage of text, etc.) from the work of another; base (a sculpture, picture, etc.) on a specified original. Now usu. foll. by from. ME.
H. H. Gibbs The Frontispiece..is taken from Seymour's 'Compleat Gamester'. R. Strange Scriptural references have been taken from the Revised Standard Version.
b. spec. Obtain (a product) from its natural source; esp. harvest (a crop). Now rare. L15.
verb trans. Derive (esp. a name, character, or attribute) from a particular source. Freq. foll. by from. ME.
Ld Macaulay No English title had ever before been taken from a..battle..within a foreign territory.
verb trans. Get as a result or product by a particular process; spec. (a) obtain (information, evidence, etc.) or ascertain (a fact) by inquiry, questioning, or examination; carry out (an examination etc.) in order to ascertain a fact; (b) ascertain by measurement or scientific observation; make or perform (a measurement or observation); (c) measure off (a length or distance). ME.
Oxford English Dictionary The weather was too cloudy to take any observations. A. N. Wilson Mrs Moore took my temperature and put me to bed.
verb trans. Make a written or pictorial record of; spec. (a) (foll. by down) record (a speech etc.) in Writing; (b) draw or delineate (a picture, likeness, etc.); paint etc. a picture of; (c) make (a photograph) with a camera; photograph (a person or thing). LME.
M. D. Chalmers Minutes of the meeting must be taken. G. Clare This picture must have been taken in late spring.
b. verb intrans. Of a person or thing: be photographed with a specified degree of Success. L19.
VI. Receive, accept, exact.
verb trans. Receive or obtain (something given, bestowed, or administered); spec. be awarded (a degree) on fulfilling the required conditions. ME.
Sir W. Scott Knighthood he took of Douglas' sword. R. G. Collingwood I had taken my degree and begun to work as a teacher.
b. Suffer, undergo, submit to. ME.
C. M. Yonge He professed himself ready to take his trial. H. Green Someone has..taken a most awful fall.
c. Hear or be told (something). arch. ME.
Milton Then take the worst in brief, Samson is dead.
d. Receive instruction in (a subject); learn (a lesson); embark on (a course of study etc.). Freq. in take lessons. L17.
verb trans. Receive (something offered willingly), not refuse or reject; accept. Freq. in take it or leave it & similar phrs. ME.
Dickens He can take no denial.
b. Of a female animal: allow copulation with (a male). rare. L16.
c. Of a fish: accept (the bait). M19.
verb trans. Receive or get (a specified sum) in payment. ME.
G. Vidal I..never took a penny from him.
verb trans. Exact (satisfaction or reparation) for an offence; inflict (vengeance). Also (now rare or obsolete), exact or accept (a promise, oath, etc.); Law administer or witness (an oath) (cf. sense 17 above). ME.
T. Forrest To take satisfaction..for the death of Fakymolano's brother.
verb trans. Accept and act on (advice, a hint, warning, etc.); accept as true or correct; believe. Freq. in take it from me below. ME.
C. M. Yonge Would that France had taken to itself the teaching!
verb trans. React to or regard (esp. a piece of information or a new situation) in a specified way. ME.
E. M. Forster She did not take a disappointment as seriously as Miss Quested. J. Cannan How well they were taking it.
b. Accept without objection, opposition, or resentment; put up with, tolerate. L15.
Clive James The thought of..mechanisms..travelling through the sky was almost too much to take.
verb trans. Become subject to the particular and esp. visible effects of; spec. (a) absorb or become impregnated with (moisture etc.), esp. damagingly; (b) contract (an illness, infection, etc.); (c) fall into (a fit or trance). ME.
T. Hearne The Book hath taken wet, and the Letters..are hardly visible. W. R. Cooper A granite..capable of..taking a high polish.
b. verb intrans. Become affected in a particular way; spec. (a) catch fire, kindle; (b) (of a river, lake, etc.) begin to freeze. L16.
c. verb trans. Allow (water) to enter; (of a cavity, recess, etc., in a structure) receive (a corresponding part of another structure). L17.
verb trans.
a. Include, comprise; contain. ME-M17.
b. Of water: submerge (a person) up to or over a specified part of the body. Now Scot. M17.
Sir W. Scott Mountain torrents..took the soldiers up to the knees.
verb trans. Indulge in or enjoy (recreation, rest, etc.). LME.
E. Heath I had mostly taken my holidays in Europe.
verb trans. Orig. (rare), wager (a particular stake) on something. Later, accept (a wager); accept a wager from (a person). LME.
O. Wister 'Bet you five dollars you can't find it.' 'Take you.'
verb trans. Approach and attempt to pass or succeed in passing (an obstruction); clear (a fence, ditch, etc.); mount (a slope), get round (a corner). L16.
E. Bowen The taxi took the corners of the..streets abruptly. Skiing Each boy takes the jump in turn, with varying degrees of grace.
VII. Receive mentally, apprehend.
verb trans. Begin to have or be affected by (a feeling or state of mind); experience or feel (pleasure, pride, etc.). ME.
Observer The palaeobotanists..are..taking a lively interest in London's boles.
b. verb intrans. Conceive a fancy or liking for something. rare. E17.
verb trans.
a. Reach or make (a decision, resolution, etc.), form and retain (an estimate, view, etc.). ME.
Henry Fielding Having taken a resolution to leave the Country. Scotsman Most Other road-users take a stern view of the private motorist.
b. Conceive and Exercise (courage, compassion, etc.). ME.
Mirabella I took courage in being a journalist on the alert..for new trends.
c. Exert (notice, care, etc.); pay (attention). Now chiefly in take care, take heed, & Other similar phrs. ME.
R. Bage I took no concern about any of them.
verb trans. Understand or apprehend (a person or thing) in a specified way; take it, suppose or be of the opinion (that); consider or suppose (a person or thing) to be or to do. ME.
C. Hare I take it that we are still cut off from the outside world. I. Murdoch I turned southward down what I took to be Shaftesbury Avenue.
b. With adjectival compl. (without to be): understand as, suppose to be, consider as. ME-E18.
Milton They took themselves not bound by..Religion to any former Covnant.
verb trans.
a. Orig., reckon or count as, include in the meaning of. Later (now rare or obsolete), understand to mean, interpret as. ME.
J. Harington Which word many..simple hearers and readers take for a precious stone.
b. Suppose, esp. wrongly, to be, consider as. Usu. foll. by for. LME.
T. F. Powys The hounds..took him for a weasel.
verb trans. Grasp the meaning of, comprehend. LME.
D. L. Sayers If you take my meaning. N. Freeling Bric-a-brac which looks good but isn't if you take me.
verb trans.
a. In pass. Be reputed or esteemed well, honourably, etc. Only in 16.
Bible (Coverdale): Judith 16:21 Iudith was..right honorably taken in all the londe of Israel.
b. Regard or esteem as. M16.
A. Briggs The circulation of small coins has been taken as a sign of vigorous local trade.
VIII. Remove, lead, convey.
verb trans. Carry, convey, (a thing, esp. a gift) to a person; cause (a person or animal) to accompany one, conduct, escort; (of a vehicle) carry or convey (a person); (of a road etc.) lead (a person) to a specified place or in a specified direction. ME.
Oxford English Dictionary Will this road take me to Abingdon? R. P. Jhabvala Olivia went to visit Mrs. Saunders. She took flowers..for her. C. Storr She..saw a bus which would take her most of the way Home.
b. fig. Induce (a person) to go, be the cause of (a person's going), esp. to a specified place. M19.
G. Greene Your business must be very important to take you on such an uncomfortable journey.
verb trans. Carry away, remove; extract; deprive or rid a person or thing of. Freq. foll. by from, off. ME.
V. Woolf She couldn't take her eyes off her. J. Steinbeck He took a small oyster from the basket. M. Roberts Helen takes the tray..from her mother.
b. verb trans. Remove by death. ME.
E. O'Neill It was God's will that he should be taken.
c. verb trans. Subtract, deduct, (from). LME.
C. Hutton 62 denotes that 2 is to be taken from 6.
d. verb intrans. Foll. by from: detract from, lessen, diminish. E17.
Temple Bar It takes greatly from the pleasure.
e. verb intrans. Foll. by adverb or adverbial phr.: be able or adapted to be removed, detached, etc. M17.
verb trans. Deliver, hand over; give; commit, entrust. (Foll. by to a person, or with indirect obj.) ME-M16.
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ameloblastic fibrosarcoma (medicine)


ameloblastic fibrosarcoma
<tumour> A rapidly growing, painful, destructive, radiolucent odontogenic tumour that usually arises through malignant change in the mesenchymal component of a pre-existing ameloblastic fibroma.

Synonym: ameloblastic sarcoma.