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
Words that often follow the term "took" in a sentence.
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:
Democrats are trouncing Republicans in state elections since Trump took office
Mar 12, 2026 Politico
Mar 12, 2026 Politico
It Took a Village (and a Parents’ Group and a Knitting Group) to Get Married
Mar 13, 2026 The New York Times
Mar 13, 2026 The New York Times

