take it

phrase

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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If the mission lasts beyond 2029, New Horizons may follow in the historic steps of the Voyager probes as the spacecraft’s current trajectory will take it outside the heliosphere and into interstellar space. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 The instructions on the packet tell you to take at least an hour beforehand, but my secret is to take it the night before. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 July 2026 Or, if your vacuum really is a lost cause, the right thing to do is to take it to small appliance recycling program. Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026 Just take it no further, Netflix (and MLB Productions, which co-produces tonight’s event). Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for take it

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“Take it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20it. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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