take it

idiom

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.

Examples of take it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Masli brought the show back to Edinburgh this summer and will take it to the Pasadena Playhouse this fall. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025

Nitrifying microbes, which oxidize ammonia before plants can take it up, have long competed with plants for nitrogen. —Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025

Granted, the Club World Cup ended the summer still fighting for relevancy, but PSG did take it seriously, and could not find an answer to Palmer’s scintillating display. —Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

There’s truly no occasion when this tried-and-true appetizer isn’t a huge hit—and our Ham Delights take it up a notch in the flavor department. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for take it

• candlelit
• counterfeit
• hypocrite
• monazite
• resubmit
• retrofit
• acquit
• admit
• amrit
• armpit
• backlit
• befit