“take” in German

Meaning in English

1. (verb) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness 2. (verb) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 3. (verb) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 4. (verb) ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial 5. (verb) be seized or affected in a specified way 6. (verb) pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 7. (verb) be a student of a certain subject 8. (verb) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes 9. (verb) interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression 10. (verb) accept or undergo, often unwillingly 11. (verb) take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs 12. (verb) make a film or photograph of something 13. (verb) lay claim to; as of an idea 14. (verb) obtain by winning 15. (verb) point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards 16. (verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly 17. (verb) get into one's hands, take physically 18. (verb) have sex with; archaic use 19. (verb) occupy or take on 20. (verb) travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route 21. (verb) head into a specified direction 22. (verb) take somebody somewhere 23. (verb) take something or somebody with oneself somewhere 24. (verb) proceed along in a vehicle 25. (verb) experience or feel or submit to 26. (verb) take into one's possession 27. (verb) conquer by force 28. (verb) buy, select 29. (verb) engage for service under a term of contract 30. (verb) receive or obtain regularly 31. (verb) receive willingly something given or offered 32. (verb) require (time or space) 33. (verb) admit into a group or community 34. (verb) to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort 35. (verb) make use of or accept for some purpose 36. (verb) assume, as of positions or roles 37. (verb) carry out 38. (verb) develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation 39. (verb) require as useful, just, or proper 40. (verb) be designed to hold or take 41. (verb) have with oneself; have on one's person 42. (verb) be capable of holding or containing 43. (noun) the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption 44. (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

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