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take
/teɪk टेक्‌/ verb [T]
( pt took /tʊk टुक्‌/ pp taken /ˈteɪkən ‍ˈटेकन्‌/ )
1 to carry or move somebody/something; to go with somebody from one place to another किसी को लेना या ले जाना; किसी के साथ कहीं जाना
Take your coat with you—it’s cold.
I’m taking the children swimming this afternoon.
2 to put your hand round something and hold it (and move it towards you) किसी वस्‍तु को हाथ में लेकर पकड़ना या थामना (और अपनी ओर खींचना)
She took my hand.
3 to remove something from a place or a person, often without permission किसी स्‍थान या व्‍यक्ति से कोई चीज़ ले जाना (प्रायः बिना पूछे, चुपके से)
The burglars took all my jewellery.
4 to accept or receive something कुछ स्‍वीकार करना, मान लेना या प्राप्‍त करना, लेना
If you take my advice you’ll forget all about him.
take the blame
take the job
5 to capture a place by force; to get control of somebody/something किसी स्‍थान को बलपूर्वक अपने अधिकार में लेना, किसी जगह पर जबरन क़ाबिज़ होना; किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु पर नियंत्रण स्‍थापित करना, (को) अपने नियंत्रण में लेना
The state will take control of the company.
6 to understand something or react to something in a particular way किसी बात को विशेष ढंग से समझना या उसकी प्रतिक्रिया करना या उसे ग्रहण करना
I wish you would take things more seriously.
7 to get a particular feeling from something किसी बात से कोई विशेष अनुभव होना
He takes great pleasure in his grandchildren.
8 to be able to deal with something difficult or unpleasant किसी कठिन या अप्रिय स्थिति का सामना करने में समर्थ होना; झेलना
I can’t take much more of this heat.
पर्याय stand
9 to need something/somebody किसी बात के लिए (कुछ) आवश्‍यक होना, (में) लगना
It took three people to move the piano.
It took a lot of courage to say that.
10 to swallow something किसी चीज़ को निगलना
Take two tablets four times a day.
11 to write or record something कुछ लिखना या रिकार्ड करना, दर्ज करना
She took notes during the lecture.
12 to photograph something किसी का फ़ोटो खींचना या लेना
I took some nice photos of the wedding.
13 to measure something कुछ नापना
The doctor took my temperature /pulse/blood pressure.
14 (not used in the continuous tenses)] to have a certain size of shoes or clothes जूतों या कपड़ों का ख़ास नाप का होना
What size shoes do you take?
15 (not used in the continuous tenses)] to have enough space for somebody/something (कहीं पर) किसी के लिए पर्याप्त स्‍थान होना
How many passengers can this bus take?
16 used with nouns to say that somebody is performing an action किसी कार्य को किए जाने की सूचना देने वाले संज्ञा पदों के साथ प्रयुक्त
Take a look at this article [look at it].
We have to take a decision [decide].
17 to study a subject for an exam; to do an exam परीक्षा के लिए किसी विषय की पढ़ाई करना; (कोई) परीक्षा देना
I’m taking the advanced exam this summer.
18 take somebody (for something) to give lessons to somebody किसी को (कोई विषय) पढ़ाना
Who takes you for English [who is your teacher]?
19 to use a form of transport; to use a particular route (कहीं जाने के लिए) किसी (विशेष) सवारी का प्रयोग करना, (कहीं के लिए) कोई (विशेष) सवारी लेना; किसी विशेष रास्‍ते या मार्ग से जाना
I always take the train to Chandigarh.
20 (not used in the continuous tenses)] to have or need a word to go with it in a sentence or other structure (वाक्‍य या अन्‍य संरचना में) किसी शब्‍द का किसी अन्‍य शब्‍द के साथ आना
The verb ‘depend’ takes the preposition ‘on’.
IDM
be taken with somebody/something to find somebody/something attractive or interesting कोई व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु आकर्षक या रोचक लगना
take it (that...) (used to show that you understand something from a situation, even though you have not been told) I imagine; I guess; I suppose (यह बताने के लिए प्रयुक्त कि परिस्थिति से कुछ विदित हुआ है; हालाँकि आपको बताया न गया हो) मुझे लगता है; मेरा विचार है
I take it that you’re not coming?
take it from me believe me मेरी बात पर भरोसा करो
take a lot out of somebody to make somebody very tired किसी को बेहद थका देना
take a lot of/some doing to need a lot of work or effort किसी काम में बहुत मेहनत या कोशिश लगना या दरकार होना या की अपेक्षा होना
NOTE Take से बनने वाले अन्‍य मुहावरों के लिए संबंधित संज्ञाओं, विशेषणों आदि की प्रविष्टियाँ देखिए। उदाहरण के लिए take place की प्रविष्टि place में मिलेगी।
take somebody aback to surprise or shock somebody किसी को अचंभित या दुखी कर देना
take after somebody (not used in the continuous tenses)] to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially a parent परिवार के बड़े-बूढ़े (विशेषतः माता-पिता) जैसा लगना या आचरण करना
take something apart to separate something into the different parts it is made of किसी वस्‍तु के अलग-अलग पुरज़े खोलना
take something away
1 to cause a feeling, etc. to disappear किसी मनोभाव, दर्द आदि को ग़ायब कर देना
These aspirins will take the pain away.
2 to buy cooked food at a restaurant, etc. and carry it out to eat somewhere else, for example at home रेस्‍तराँ में बना भोजन (खाने के लिए) घर या अन्‍यत्र ले जाना takeaway noun देखिए।
take somebody/something away (from somebody) to remove somebody/something किसी से कुछ ले लेना, दूर कर देना
She took the scissors away from the child.
take something back
1 to return something to the place that you got it from किसी वस्‍तु को वहाँ वापस ले जाना जहाँ से वह ली थी
2 to admit that something you said was wrong अपने (अनुचित) शब्‍द वापस लेना
take something down
1 to remove a structure by separating it into the pieces it is made of हिस्‍से अलग कर किसी ढाँचे को ढहाना
They took the tent down and started the journey home
2 to write down something that is said भाषण आदि को लिख लेना
take somebody in
1 to make somebody believe something that is not true झूठी बात में विश्‍वास दिला देना, किसी की बातों में आ जाना
I was completely taken in by her story.
2 to invite somebody who has no home to live with you बेसहारा को सहारा या आश्रय देना
take something in to understand what you see, hear or read देखी, सुनी या पढ़ी बात को समझना
There was too much in the museum to take in at one go.
take off
1 (used about an aircraft) to leave the ground and start flying (विमान का) उड़ान भरना
विलोम land
2 (used about an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly (किसी विचार, उत्‍पादित वस्‍तु आदि का) बहुत जल्‍दी या अचानक सफल या लोकप्रिय हो जाना
take somebody off to copy the way somebody speaks or behaves in an amusing way मज़ाक़िया ढंग से किसी के बोलने या काम करने के ढंग की नक़ल उतारना
take something off
1 to remove something, especially clothes कोई वस्‍तु (विशेषतः कपड़े) निकाल देना या उतार देना
Come in and take your coat off.
2 to have the period of time mentioned as a holiday छुट्टी पर जाना
I’m going to take a week off.
take somebody on to start to employ somebody किसी को काम पर लगाना
The firm is taking on new staff.
take something on to accept a responsibility or decide to do something कोई दायित्‍व स्‍वीकार या कुछ करने का निर्णय करना
He’s taken on a lot of extra work.
take somebody out to go out with somebody (for a social occasion) किसी को साथ ले जाना (सामाजिक मेल-मिलाप की दृष्टि से)
I’m taking Smita out for a meal tonight.
take something out to remove something from inside your body शरीर के अंदर से कुछ बाहर निकालना
He’s having two teeth taken out.
take something out (of something) to remove something from something कहीं से कुछ बाहर निकालना
He took a notebook out of his pocket.
take it out on somebody to behave badly towards somebody because you are angry or upset about something, even though it is not this person’s fault किसी पर अपना ग़ुस्‍सा उतारना (बिना उसके क़सूर के)
take (something) over to get control of something or responsibility for something किसी का नियंत्रण या दायित्‍व सँभालना
The firm is being taken over by a large company.
take to somebody/something to start liking somebody/something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को पसंद करने लगना
take to something/doing something to begin doing something regularly as a habit किसी बात की आदत डाल लेना
take something up to start doing something regularly (for example as a hobby) किसी काम को नियमपूर्वक करने लगना
I’ve taken up yoga recently.
take up something
to use or fill an amount of time or space किसी काम में समय चला जाना या किसी ख़ाली जगह को भर देना
All her time is taken up looking after the new baby.
पर्याय occupy
take somebody up on something
1 to say that you disagree with something that somebody has just said, and ask him/her to explain it किसी की बात से असहमति व्‍यक्त करते हुए उसे (बात को) समझाने के लिए कहना
I must take you up on that last point.
2 ( informal ) to accept an offer that somebody has made किसी के प्रस्‍ताव को मान लेना
take something up with somebody to ask or complain about something किसी विषय में कुछ पूछना या शिकायत करना
I’ll take the matter up with my MP.