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Definition of take it

1 : to start doing something : assume responsibility for something I'll get you started, and you take it from there.
2 : to assume or suppose I take it that you didn't get my message.

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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.

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