Meaning & use
verbs for take
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Meaning
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A learner's topic list of verbs that combine with 'take' or express meanings similar to 'take' in different contexts.
Grammar: Used as a heading or study label; the listed verbs themselves follow their own grammar.
Patterns
- verbs for take: grab, seize, pick up, carry
- take + noun
For homework we made a table of verbs for take, such as grab, seize, and pick up.
The website lists verbs for take with example sentences for each one.
When you revise travel vocabulary, include verbs for take like catch and board.
Common combinations
- take a photo
- He took a photo of the sunset.
- take a break
- Let's take a short break before the next lesson.
- take care of
- She takes care of her younger brother after school.
- take part in
- All the students took part in the science fair.
- take a seat
- Please take a seat; the doctor will see you soon.
Synonyms and how they differ
- grab
- More informal and sudden than 'take'; use it for quick, rough actions.
- seize
- Stronger and more formal; often suggests force or a sudden opportunity.
- pick up
- Focuses on lifting something from a surface, not on choosing or accepting it.
Opposites
Practice
Which sentence uses 'take' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Take a photo' is a fixed collocation with the object directly after 'take'. The other options break the verb-object pattern or use the wrong preposition.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “verbs for take”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.