take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's possession or control.

Many of our lives are centered on taking care of the needs of everyone around us aside from ourselves. It wanders about a third of the time while a person is reading, talking with other people, or taking care …

TAKING definition: the act of a person or thing that takes. See examples of taking used in a sentence.

1. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile. 2. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.

Taking definition: That captures interest; attractive; winning.

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May 16, 2025 · (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). quotations

taking, + n. Government an action by the federal government, as a regulatory ruling, that imposes a restriction on the use of private property for which the owner must be compensated.

adjective very attractive; capturing interest “something inexpressibly taking in his manner” synonyms: fetching, winning attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action. to take a pen and begin to write. to hold, grasp, or grip. to take a child by the hand. to get into one's hands, possession, control, etc., by force or …