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Noun
S: (n) return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property) "the average return was about 5%"
S: (n) take (the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
(74)S: (v) take, occupy, use up (require (time or space)) "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
(73)S: (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
(50)S: (v) take, get hold of (get into one's hands, take physically) "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
(38)S: (v) assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect) "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
(36)S: (v) take, read (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression) "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
(32)S: (v) bring, convey, take (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere) "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
(28)S: (v) take (take into one's possession) "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
(26)S: (v) take (travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route) "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
(26)S: (v) choose, take, select, pick out (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives) "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"
(25)S: (v) accept, take, have (receive willingly something given or offered) "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"
(22)S: (v) fill, take, occupy (assume, as of positions or roles) "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
(22)S: (v) consider, take, deal, look at (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes) "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
(21)S: (v) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand (require as useful, just, or proper) "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
(21)S: (v) take (experience or feel or submit to) "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
(16)S: (v) film, shoot, take (make a film or photograph of something) "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
(16)S: (v) remove, take, take away, withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract) "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
(15)S: (v) consume, ingest, take in, take, have (serve oneself to, or consume regularly) "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
(15)S: (v) take, submit (accept or undergo, often unwillingly) "We took a pay cut"
(14)S: (v) take, accept (make use of or accept for some purpose) "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
(13)S: (v) take (take by force) "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
(10)S: (v) assume, take, strike, take up (occupy or take on) "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
(8)S: (v) accept, admit, take, take on (admit into a group or community) "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
(7)S: (v) take (ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial) "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
(6)S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
(5)S: (v) claim, take, exact (take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs) "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
(4)S: (v) take, make (head into a specified direction) "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
(4)S: (v) aim, take, train, take aim, direct (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards) "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
(4)S: (v) take (be seized or affected in a specified way) "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
(2)S: (v) carry, pack, take (have with oneself; have on one's person) "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
(2)S: (v) lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take (engage for service under a term of contract) "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"