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Please take one pencil from the cup.
What does Take mean?
to get, choose, carry, or move something.
Dictionary definition
To take means to get, hold, carry, choose, or move something from one place to another.
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Jamal will take the bus to school.
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Which word is often an antonym of take?
Give is often an opposite of take because it means handing something to someone else.
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Which word is closest in meaning to take?
Get is close in meaning to take in this dictionary entry.
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WordTake.
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MeaningTake means to get, choose, carry, or move something.
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Base word
take
verb
take
Base form.
verb
takes
Present-tense form.
verb
took
Past-tense form.
verb
taken
Past participle.
verb
taking
Getting, choosing, or carrying now.
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