take

take - verb

  • To seize or capture physically
  • To get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing
  • To acquire by eminent domain
  • Grasp, grip
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"took them as prisoners"

take - thesaurus

Synonyms: accept, have

SpellingJoy score for take

SpellingJoy Gematria

📚 Apprentice
96

Letter Values

T
23
A
1
K
12
E
8

Etymology

Old Norse

Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take

Word family

takes, taking, taken, took

Found in Lyrics

"Take On Me"

by a-ha

1985

"Take on me"

Context: 80s synth-pop hit