Idioms for take

Origin of take

before 1100; Middle English taken to take, strike, lay hold of, grasp, late Old English tacan to grasp, touch < Old Norse taka to take; cognate with Middle Dutch taken to grasp, Gothic tekan to touch

synonym study for take

1. See bring.

OTHER WORDS FROM take

tak·a·ble, take·a·ble, adjective tak·er, noun un·tak·a·ble, adjective un·take·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH take

bring take (see synonym study at bring)

British Dictionary definitions for on the take (1 of 2)

take 1
/ (teɪk) /

verb takes, taking, took or taken (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of take

takable or takeable, adjective

Word Origin for take

Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; related to Gothic tekan to touch

British Dictionary definitions for on the take (2 of 2)

take 2
/ (ˈtɑːkɪ) /

noun

NZ a topic or cause

Word Origin for take

Māori

Idioms and Phrases with on the take (1 of 2)

on the take

Accepting bribes or other illegal income, as in The commission found a number of police officers on the take. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with on the take (2 of 2)

take