took
Definitions
Verb
- Carry out
- Require (time or space)
- Take somebody somewhere
- Get into one's hands, take physically
- Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- Take into one's possession
- Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- Receive willingly something given or offered
- Assume, as of positions or roles
- Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- Require as useful, just, or proper
- Experience or feel or submit to
- Make a film or photograph of something
- Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- Serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- Make use of or accept for some purpose
- Take by force
- Occupy or take on
- Admit into a group or community
- Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- Be a student of a certain subject
- Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- Head into a specified direction
- Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- Be seized or affected in a specified way
- Have with oneself; have on one's person
- Engage for service under a term of contract
- Receive or obtain regularly
- Buy, select
- To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- Have sex with; archaic use
- Lay claim to; as of an idea
- Be designed to hold or take
- Be capable of holding or containing
- Develop a habit
- Proceed along in a vehicle
- Obtain by winning
- Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "took".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "took".
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "took" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "took" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hitler | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | invasion | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | massacre | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | emanuel | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | company | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | mantell | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | sculptures | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | team | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | one | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | therefore | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | military | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | observers | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | regiment | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | although | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | bonaparte | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | rome | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | french | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | napoleon | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | expansion | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | hypothesis | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | plates | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | nevertheless | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | effort | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | henry | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | germany | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | ford | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "took".
Results:
Term
Definitions: 42
Fragments: 12
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 14
Words that Precede: 6
Statistically Associated: 26
Consonant Matches: 17
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Leeds pledge to ban fans who took part in homophobic chanting during Brighton game
May 18, 2026 The New York Times
May 18, 2026 The New York Times
Outspoken liberal icon Barney Frank, who took on Wall Street and won, dies at 86
May 20, 2026 New York Post
May 20, 2026 New York Post

