take aim
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～ 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"
take shape
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～ develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
take in
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～ take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
take in
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～ see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
take
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～ 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"
take a dare
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～ be dared to do something and attempt it
take orders
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～ receive and be expected to follow directions or commands; "I don't take orders from you!"
take hold of
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～ take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
take down
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～ make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
take exception
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～ raise a formal objection in a court of law
take
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～ be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
take out
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～ remove from its packing; "unpack the presents"
take for granted
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～ take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
take in
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～ take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
take care
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～ be careful, prudent, or watchful; "Take care when you cross the street!"
take
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～ require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
take a powder
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～ disappear without notifying anyone (idiom)
take after
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～ be similar to a relative; "She takes after her father!"
take account
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～ be fully aware of; realize fully; "Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"
take
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～ 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"