took
Definitions
Verb
- Carry out
- Require (time or space)
- Take somebody somewhere
- Get into one's hands, take physically
- Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- Take into one's possession
- Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- Receive willingly something given or offered
- Assume, as of positions or roles
- Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- Require as useful, just, or proper
- Experience or feel or submit to
- Make a film or photograph of something
- Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- Serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- Accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- Make use of or accept for some purpose
- Take by force
- Occupy or take on
- Admit into a group or community
- Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- Be a student of a certain subject
- Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- Head into a specified direction
- Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- Be seized or affected in a specified way
- Have with oneself; have on one's person
- Engage for service under a term of contract
- Receive or obtain regularly
- Buy, select
- To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- Have sex with; archaic use
- Lay claim to; as of an idea
- Be designed to hold or take
- Be capable of holding or containing
- Develop a habit
- Proceed along in a vehicle
- Obtain by winning
- Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "took".
Spelled Like
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Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "took" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hitler | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | invasion | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | massacre | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | emanuel | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | company | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | mantell | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | sculptures | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | team | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | one | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | therefore | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | military | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | observers | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | regiment | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | although | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | bonaparte | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | rome | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | french | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | napoleon | 4 | 2 |
| 19 | expansion | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | hypothesis | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | plates | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | nevertheless | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | effort | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | henry | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | germany | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | ford | 1 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "took".
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Term
Definitions: 42
Fragments: 12
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 14
Words that Precede: 6
Statistically Associated: 26
Consonant Matches: 17
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Ricki Lake Shares Before-and-After Facelift Photos, Says She ‘Took a Leap of Faith’
Jul 22, 2026 Yahoo Lifestyle Canada
Jul 22, 2026 Yahoo Lifestyle Canada
Inquest hears from woman who took it into her 'own hands' to solve 1989 murder
Jul 22, 2026 ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Jul 22, 2026 ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
An Ohio woman took in two strangers. Then she saw their ‘wanted’ photos.
Jul 18, 2026 The Washington Post
Jul 18, 2026 The Washington Post
Trump DOJ took a victory lap in Connecticut. Then it became their 16th straight voter roll loss
Jul 17, 2026 Democracy Docket
Jul 17, 2026 Democracy Docket

