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                    as in holds
                                                
              
          
                                                      to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms                                       
              
                             take my hand, or we'll get separated in this crowd                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in has
                                                
              
          
                                                      to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly                                       
              
                             will you take that call?                                       took a cut in pay                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in gets
                                                
              
          
                                                      to become affected with (a disease or disorder)                                       
              
                             if you don't cover your head in this weather, you'll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in chooses
                                                
              
          
                                                      to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities                                       
              
                             you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in buys
                                                
              
          
                                                      to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for                                       
              
                             I'll take two cheeseburgers to go, please                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in requires
                                                
              
          
                                                      to have as a requirement                                       
              
                             it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in stands
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put up with (something painful or difficult)                                       
              
                             I can't take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in believes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to regard as right or true                                       
              
                             I think we can take his word for it                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in overcomes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to achieve a victory over                                       
              
                             I know we can take that team                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in manages
                                                
              
          
                                                      to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently                                       
              
                             let's take each problem separately                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in receives
                                                
              
          
                                                      to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to                                       
              
                             the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in destroys
                                                
              
          
                                                      to deprive of life                                       
              
                             I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in reactions
                                                
              
          
                                                      action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior                                       
              
                             what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in yields
                                                
              
          
                                                      the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time                                       
              
                             who will win the poker tournament and collect the whole take?                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in shares
                                                
              
          
                                                      something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group                                       
              
                             because there were so many winners of the jackpot, each person's take will be smaller than expected                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in variations
                                                
              
          
                                                      a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)                                       
              
                             despite its contemporary setting, this take on King Lear isn't particularly novel or insightful                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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