Roget's Thesaurus: Index

• take a lease: - borrowing 788 V. - security 771 V.
• take a leave: - learning 539 V.
• take a liberty: - freedom 748 V. - insolence 885 V. - discourtesy 895 V.
• take a likeness: - representation 554 V.
• take a long breath: - refreshment 689 V.
• take a name in vain: - discourtesy 895 V.
• take a nap: - inactivity 683 V.
• take a new lease of life: - health 654 V.
• take a part in: - action 680 V.
• take a peep: - vision 441 V.
• take a plunge: - stock market 799a V. - plunge 310 V.
• take a position: - stock market 799a V.
• take a pride in: - pride 878 V.
• take a rest: - repose 687 V.
• take a set: - density 321 V.
• take a shot at it: - chance 621 V.
• take a shot at: - attack 716 V.
• take a turn for the worse: - failure 732 V.
• take a turn: - change 140 V.
• take a walk: - journey 266 V.
• take a whet: - drunkenness 959 V.
• take a wrong course: - vice 945 V.
• take a wrong term: - failure 732 V.
• take aback: - inexpectation 508 V.
• take action: - action 680 V.
• take advantage of: - skill 698 V. - use 677 V.
• take advice: - advice 695 V.
• take after: - similarity 17 V. - imitation 19 V.
• take aim: - direction 278 V. - intention 620 V.
• take air: - publication 531 V.
• take alarm: - fear 860 V.
• take amiss: - dislike 867 V. - resentment 900 V.
• take an account of: - numeration 85 V.
• take an active part: - activity 682 V.
• take an average: - measurement 466 V.
• take an interest in: - benevolence 906 V. - love 897 V. - curiosity 455 V.
• take an ugly term: - failure 732 V.
• take an ugly turn: - failure 732 V.
• take as a given: - intuition 477 V.
• take as: - belief 484 V.
• take aside: - allocution 586 V.
• take at one's word: - consent 762 V.
• take away from: - taking 789 V.
• take away life: - killing 361 V.
• take away one's breath: - fear 860 V. - wonder 870 V. - inexpectation 508 V.
• take away: - inexistence 2 V. - taking 789 V. - displacement 185 V. - nonaddition, subtraction 38 V.
• take back again: - restitution 790 V.
• take betake oneself to: - use 677 V.
• take birth: - beginning 66 V.
• take blame: - disapprobation 932 V.
• take breath: - refreshment 689 V. - repose 687 V. - quiescence 265 V.
• take by assault: - taking 789 V.
• take by storm: - taking 789 V. - success 731 V.
• take by surprise: - wonder 870 V. - inexpectation 508 V.
• take by the beard: - disrespect 929 V.
• take by the button: - allocution 586 V.
• take by the hand: - aid 707 V.
• take by the hour: - borrowing 788 V.
• take by the mile: - borrowing 788 V.
• take by the throat: - taking 789 V.
• take by the year: - borrowing 788 V.
• take captive: - restraint 751 V.
• take care of number one: - selfishness 943 V.
• take care of: - preservation 670 V. - care 459 V. - safety 664 V. - aid 707 V. - defense 717 V.
• take care!: - warning 668 Int.
• take care: - care 459 V. - caution 864 V.
• take charge of: - safety 664 V. - restraint 751 V.
• take comfort: - content 831 V. - relief 834 V.
• take command: - government 737a V.
• take cooly: - inexcitability 826 V.
• take counsel: - thought 451 V. - inquiry 461 V.
• take courage: - courage 861 V.
• take credit: - credit 805 V.
• take down a peg lower: - disrepute 874 V. - humility 879 V.
• take down a peg or two: - disrepute 874 V.
• take down a peg: - dissuasion 616 V. - disrepute 874 V. - humility 879 V. - disapprobation 932 V. - depression 308 V.
• take down: - humility 879 V. - record 551 V. - inaction 681 V. - depression 308 V. - disapprobation 932 V. - food 298 V.
• take easily: - inexcitability 826 V.
• take effect: - agency 170 V. - success 731 V. - eventuality 151 V.
• take exception to: - disapprobation 932 V.
• take exception: - qualification 469 V. - resentment 900 V. - disapprobation 932 V.
• take fire: - resentment 900 V. - excitability 825 V. - calefaction 384 V.
• take firm hold of: - taking 789 V.
• take five: - refreshment 689 V.
• take flight: - avoidance 623 V. - departure 293 V.
• take for a spin: - experiment 463 V.
• take for gospel: - credulity 486 V. - belief 484 V.
• take for granted: - supposition 514 V. - belief 484 V. - credulity 486 V.
• take for: - belief 484 V.
• take French leave: - freedom 748 V. - avoidance 623 V.
• take fright: - fear 860 V.
• take from: - taking 789 V. - nonaddition, subtraction 38 V.
• take good care: - caution 864 V.
• take heart of grace: - hope 858 V.
• take heart: - cheerfulness 836 V. - hope 858 V. - content 831 V. - courage 861 V.
• take heed at one's peril: - warning 668 V.
• take heed: - caution 864 V. - hearing 418 V.
• take hold of: - taking 789 V. - belief 484 V. - coherence 46 V.
• take hold: - influence 175 V.
• take horse: - journey 266 V.