the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
be seized or affected in a specified way; "take sick"; "be taken drunk"
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"; "You can't take credit for this!"
accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
obtain by winning; "Winner takes all"; "He took first prize"
get into one's hands, take physically; "Take a cookie!"; "Can you take this bag, please"
have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"
take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"
a collection of things or persons to be handled together
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"