take: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 8 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of take
verb
- transitive
To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
Example: They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.
- transitive
To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To seize or capture.
Example: take the guards prisoner
- transitive
To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
Example: took ten catfish in one afternoon
- transitive
To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
Listed forms: takes, taking, took, taken, tane, glossary, takest.
Source: Wiktionary — take.
noun
An act of taking.
Something that is taken; a haul. Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
Example: He wants half of the take if he helps with the job.
Something that is taken; a haul. The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
Example: What's your take on this issue, Fred?
Listed forms: takes, tek.
Source: Wiktionary — take.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for take.
noun
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
verb
require (time or space)
- occupy
- use up
verb
take somebody somewhere
verb
get into one's hands, take physically
- get hold of
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is take in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of take
T(1) + A(1) + K(5) + E(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of take
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from take
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in take. Showing up to 24, longest first.