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take takestakingtooktaken

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verbYou can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say ' she took a shower ' instead of 'she showered'.She was too tired to take a shower.Betty took a photograph of us.I've never taken a holiday since starting this job.There's not enough people willing to take the risk.Walk around the property and take a good look at it from the outside.We took a long walk through the pines.In ordinary spoken or written English, people use take with a range of nouns instead of using a more specific verb. For example people often say ' he took control ' or ' she took a positive attitude ' instead of 'he assumed control' or 'she adopted a positive attitude'.They took power after a three-month civil war.I felt it was important for women to join and take a leading role.The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance.In Asia the crisis took a different form. A1

word	take
definition	verb You can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say ' she took a shower ' instead of 'she showered'. She was too tired to take a shower. Betty took a photograph of us. I've never taken a holiday since starting this job. There's not enough people willing to take the risk. Walk around the property and take a good look at it from the outside. We took a long walk through the pines. In ordinary spoken or written English, people use take with a range of nouns instead of using a more specific verb. For example people often say ' he took control ' or ' she took a positive attitude ' instead of 'he assumed control' or 'she adopted a positive attitude'. They took power after a three-month civil war. I felt it was important for women to join and take a leading role. The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance. In Asia the crisis took a different form.
inflections	takestakingtooktaken
cefr-level	A1

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