[
  {
    "word": "take",
    "phonetic": "/te\u026ak/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/te\u026ak/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/take-au.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75900197",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 4.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/te\u026ak/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/take-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9028809",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY 3.0 US",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/te\u026ak/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/take-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=631371",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The or an act of taking.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Something that is taken; a haul.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "What's your take on this issue, Fred?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "An approach, a (distinct) treatment.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a new take on a traditional dish"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Act seven, scene three, take two."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'll take that plate off the table."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The camera takes 35mm film."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To remove.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "take two eggs from the carton"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To have sex with.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To grasp or grip.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took her hand in his."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To select or choose; to pick.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'll take the blue plates."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To adopt (select) as one's own.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She took his side in every argument."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To carry or lead (something or someone).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'll take the plate with me."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To use as a means of transportation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To visit; to include in a course of travel.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To obtain for use by payment or lease.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took a full-page ad in the Times."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To consume.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To experience, undergo, or endure.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To cause to change to a specified state or condition.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He had to take it apart to fix it."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To regard in a specified way.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took the news badly."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "took a dim view of city officials"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To understand (especially in a specified way).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Don't take my comments as an insult."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To believe, to accept the statements of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "take her word for it"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Do you take me for a fool?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I'm not sure what moral to take from that story."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "\"As I Lay Dying\" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's \"Odyssey\""
          },
          {
            "definition": "To catch or contract (an illness, etc).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "took a chill"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "took her attention"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "cloth that takes dye well"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(of a ship) To let in (water).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To require.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To proceed to fill.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took a seat in the front row."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To fill, to use up (time or space).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "His collection takes a lot of space."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To avail oneself of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took that opportunity to leave France."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Pir\u00e8s ran in to take the kick."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To assume or perform (a form or role).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To bind oneself by.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "he took the oath of office last night"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To move into.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "the next team took the field"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To go into, through, or along.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "go down two blocks and take the next left"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To have and use one's recourse to.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "take cover/shelter/refuge"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "take a census"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took a mental inventory of his supplies."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Could you take a picture of us?"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The photographer will take you sitting down."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To obtain money from, especially by swindling.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "took me for ten grand"
          },
          {
            "definition": "(now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "As a child, she took ballet."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deal with.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "take matters as they arise"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then ... etc."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He'll probably take this one."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To accept as an input to a relation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To get or accept (something) into one's possession.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To engage, take hold or have effect.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To become; to be affected in a specified way.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "She took sick with the flu."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(possibly obsolete) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "An intensifier.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "(obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He took me a blow on the head."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "capture",
          "conquer",
          "seize",
          "ingest",
          "swallow",
          "beat",
          "confiscate",
          "seize",
          "grab",
          "grasp",
          "grip",
          "nim",
          "have",
          "sleep with",
          "do in",
          "off",
          "terminate",
          "garner",
          "get",
          "obtain",
          "win",
          "knock off",
          "subduct",
          "take away"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "give",
          "bring",
          "drop"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/take"
    ]
  }
]