1.  take(n = noun.possession) issue, payoff, proceeds, return, takings, yield - the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
Derived form verb take₃₂

2.  take(n = noun.act) - the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption;
Derived form verb take₁₆

1.  take(v = verb.social) - carry out; "take action"; "take steps"; "take vengeance"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  take(v = verb.possession) occupy, use up - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
Sample sentences: They %s a long time

3.  take(v = verb.motion) conduct, direct, guide, lead - take somebody somewhere; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"; "We lead him to our chief"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

4.  take(v = verb.contact) get hold of - get into one's hands, take physically; "Can you take this bag, please"; "Take a cookie!"
Derived form noun taking₁
Sample sentences: The children %s the ball

5.  take(v = verb.change) acquire, adopt, assume, take on - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"; "The story took a new turn"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

6.  take(v = verb.cognition) read - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression; "How should I take this message?"; "I read this address as a satire"; "You can't take credit for this!"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something PP

7.  take(v = verb.motion) bring, convey - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
Sample sentences: They %s the food to the people; They %s the people the food

8.  take(v = verb.possession) - take into one's possession; "I'll take three salmon steaks"; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"
Antonym: give
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody

9.  take(v = verb.motion) - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"
Sample sentences: The men %s the boat

10.  take(v = verb.cognition) choose, pick out, select - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"; "Take any one of these cards"
Sample sentences: They %s him to write the letter

11.  take(v = verb.possession) accept, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"
Derived form noun taker₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody

12.  take(v = verb.social) fill, occupy - assume, as of positions or roles; "he occupies the position of manager"; "She took the job as director of development"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

13.  take(v = verb.cognition) consider, deal, look at - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Consider the following case"; "Take the case of China"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

14.  take(v = verb.stative) ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

15.  take(v = verb.perception) - experience or feel or submit to; "Take a test"; "Take the plunge"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

16.  take(v = verb.communication) film, shoot - make a film or photograph of something; "shoot a movie"; "take a scene"
Derived form noun take₂
Sample sentences: Sam cannot %s Sue

17.  take(v = verb.change) remove, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
Sample sentences: They want to %s the doors

18.  take(v = verb.consumption) consume, have, ingest, take in - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
Sample sentences: They %s the cake with sugar

19.  take(v = verb.cognition) submit - accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
Derived form noun taker₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

20.  take(v = verb.possession) accept - make use of or accept for some purpose; "take a risk"; "take an opportunity"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

21.  take(v = verb.possession) - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
Sample sentences: They %s the hill

22.  take(v = verb.motion) assume, strike, take up - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"
Sample sentences: The men %s the horses across the field

23.  take(v = verb.possession) accept, admit, take on - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
Sample sentences: Sam cannot %s Sue

24.  take(v = verb.change) - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"; "take a pulse"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

25.  take(v = verb.cognition) learn, read, study - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

26.  take(v = verb.communication) claim, exact - take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something

27.  take(v = verb.motion) make - head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

28.  take(v = verb.competition) aim, direct, take aim, train - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP; Somebody ----s something PP

29.  take(v = verb.change) - be seized or affected in a specified way; "be taken drunk"; "take sick"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s Adjective

30.  take(v = verb.stative) carry, pack - have with oneself; have on one's person; "I always carry money"; "She always takes an umbrella"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
Sample sentences: They %s more bread

31.  take(v = verb.possession) charter, engage, hire, lease, rent - engage for service under a term of contract; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody

32.  take(v = verb.possession) subscribe, subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day"
Derived form noun take₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

33.  take(v = verb.possession) - buy, select; "I'll take a pound of that sausage"
Sample sentences: They %s the newspapers

34.  take(v = verb.possession) - to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; "take shelter from the storm"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

35.  take(v = verb.contact) have - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody

36.  take(v = verb.communication) claim - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

37.  take(v = verb.stative) accept - be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

38.  take(v = verb.stative) contain, hold - be capable of holding or containing; "The flask holds one gallon"; "This box won't take all the items"
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

39.  take(v = verb.social) - develop a habit; "He took to visiting bars"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s PP

40.  take(v = verb.motion) drive - proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

41.  take(v = verb.competition) - obtain by winning; "He took first prize"; "Winner takes all"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

42.  take(v = verb.body) contract, get - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

   Taken. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

1.  In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey. [1913 Webster]

2.  In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to endure; to acknowledge; to accept. [1913 Webster]

3.  To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to take a group or a scene. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

4.  To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

1.  To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.  To please; to gain reception; to succeed. [1913 Webster]

3.  To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge. [1913 Webster]

4.  To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well. [1913 Webster]

1.  That which is taken, such as the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch, or the amouont of money collected during one event; as, the box-office take. [1913 Webster]

2.  The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. [1913 Webster]

take, v. & n.
--v. (took; taken)
1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands.
2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win.
3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings).
4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use.
5 tr. use as a means of transport (took a taxi).
6 tr. regularly buy or subscribe to (a particular newspaper or periodical etc.).
7 tr. obtain after fulfilling the required conditions (take a degree).
8 tr. occupy (take a chair).
9 tr. make use of (take the next turning on the left).
10 tr. consume as food or medicine (took tea; took the pills).
11 intr. a be successful or effective (the inoculation did not take). b (of a plant, seed, etc.) begin to grow.
12 tr. require or use up (will only take a minute; these things take time).
13 tr. cause to come or go with one; convey (take the book home; the bus will take you all the way).
14 tr. remove; dispossess a person of (someone has taken my pen).
15 tr. catch or be infected with (fire or fever etc.).
16 tr. a experience or be affected by (take fright; take pleasure). b give play to (take comfort). c exert (take courage; take no notice).
17 tr. find out and note (a name and address; a person's temperature etc.) by enquiry or measurement.
18 tr. grasp mentally; understand (I take your point; I took you to mean yes).
19 tr. treat or regard in a specified way (took the news calmly; took it badly).
20 tr. (foll. by for) regard as being (do you take me for an idiot?).
21 tr. a accept (take the offer). b submit to (take a joke; take no nonsense; took a risk).
22 tr. choose or assume (took a different view; took a job; took the initiative).
23 tr. derive (takes its name from the inventor).
24 tr. (foll. by from) subtract (take 3 from 9).
25 tr. execute, make, or undertake; perform or effect (take notes; take an oath; take a decision; take a look).
26 tr. occupy or engage oneself in; indulge in; enjoy (take a rest; take exercise; take a holiday).
27 tr. conduct (took the school assembly).
28 tr. deal with in a certain way (took the corner too fast).
29 tr. a teach or be taught (a subject). b be examined in (a subject).
30 tr. make (a photograph) with a camera; photograph (a person or thing).
31 tr. use as an instance (let us take Napoleon).
32 tr. Gram. have or require as part of the appropriate construction (this verb takes an object).
33 tr. have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
34 tr. (in passive; foll. by by, with) be attracted or charmed by.
--n.
1 an amount taken or caught in one session or attempt etc.
2 a scene or sequence of film photographed continuously at one time.
3 esp. US takings, esp. money received at a theatre for seats.
4 Printing the amount of copy set up at one time.

Idiom:
be taken ill become ill, esp. suddenly. have what it takes colloq. have the necessary qualities etc. for success. take account of see ACCOUNT. take action see ACTION. take advantage of see ADVANTAGE. take advice see ADVICE. take after resemble (esp. a parent or ancestor). take against begin to dislike, esp. impulsively. take aim see AIM. take apart
1 dismantle.
2 colloq. beat or defeat. take aside see ASIDE. take as read accept without reading or discussing.
take away
1 remove or carry elsewhere.
2 subtract.
3 Brit. buy (food etc.) at a shop or restaurant for eating elsewhere. take-away Brit. attrib.adj. (of food) bought at a shop or restaurant for eating elsewhere.
--n.
1 an establishment selling this.
2 the food itself (let's get a take-away).
take back
1 retract (a statement).
2 convey (a person or thing) to his or her or its original position.
3 carry (a person) in thought to a past time.
4 Printing transfer to the previous line. take the biscuit (or bun or cake) colloq. be the most remarkable. take a bow see BOW(2). take care of see CARE. take a chance etc. see CHANCE.
take down
1 write down (spoken words).
2 remove (a structure) by separating it into pieces.
3 humiliate. take effect see EFFECT. take for granted see GRANT. take fright see FRIGHT. take from diminish; weaken; detract from. take heart be encouraged. take hold see HOLD(1). take-home pay the pay received by an employee after the deduction of tax etc. take ill (US sick) colloq. be taken ill.
take in
1 receive as a lodger etc.
2 undertake (work) at home.
3 make (a garment etc.) smaller.
4 understand (did you take that in?).
5 cheat (managed to take them all in).
6 include or comprise.
7 colloq. visit (a place) on the way to another (shall we take in Avebury?).
8 furl (a sail).
9 Brit. regularly buy (a newspaper etc.). take-in n. a deception.
take in hand
1 undertake; start doing or dealing with.
2 undertake the control or reform of (a person). take into account see ACCOUNT.
take it
1 (often foll. by that + clause) assume (I take it that you have finished).
2 colloq. endure a difficulty or hardship in a specified way (took it badly). take it easy see EASY. take it from me (or take my word for it) I can assure you. take it ill resent it. take it into one's head see HEAD. take it on one (or oneself) (foll. by to + infin.) venture or presume. take it or leave it (esp. in imper.) an expression of indifference or impatience about another's decision after making an offer.
take it out of
1 exhaust the strength of.
2 have revenge on. take it out on relieve one's frustration by attacking or treating harshly. take one's leave of see LEAVE(2). take a lot of (or some) doing be hard to do. take a person's name in vain see VAIN.
take off
1 a remove (clothing) from one's or another's body. b remove or lead away.
2 deduct (part of an amount).
3 depart, esp. hastily (took off in a fast car).
4 colloq. mimic humorously.
5 jump from the ground.
6 become airborne.
7 (of a scheme, enterprise, etc.) become successful or popular.
8 have (a period) away from work.
take-off
1 the act of becoming airborne.
2 an act of mimicking.
3 a place from which one jumps. take oneself off go away.
take on
1 undertake (work etc.).
2 engage (an employee).
3 be willing or ready to meet (an adversary in sport, argument, etc., esp. a stronger one).
4 acquire (a new meaning etc.).
5 colloq. show strong emotion. take orders see ORDER. take out 1 remove from within a place; extract.
2 escort on an outing.
3 get (a licence or summons etc.) issued.
4 US = take away 3.
5 Bridge remove (a partner or a partner's call) from a suit by bidding a different one or no trumps.
6 murder or destroy. take a person out of himself or herself make a person forget his or her worries.
take over
1 succeed to the management or ownership of.
2 take control.
3 Printing transfer to the next line. take-over n. the assumption of control (esp. of a business); the buying-out of one company by another. take part see PART. take place see PLACE. take a person's point see POINT. take shape assume a distinct form; develop into something definite. take sides see SIDE. take stock see STOCK. take the sun see SUN. take that! an exclamation accompanying a blow etc. take one's time not hurry.
take to
1 begin or fall into the habit of (took to smoking).
2 have recourse to.
3 adapt oneself to.
4 form a liking for. take to heart see HEART. take to one's heels see HEEL(1). take to pieces see PIECE. take the trouble see TROUBLE.
take up
1 become interested or engaged in (a pursuit).
2 adopt as a prot{eacute}g{eacute}.
3 occupy (time or space).
4 begin (residence etc.).
5 resume after an interruption.
6 interrupt or question (a speaker).
7 accept (an offer etc.).
8 shorten (a garment).
9 lift up.
10 absorb (sponges take up water).
11 take (a person) into a vehicle.
12 pursue (a matter etc.) further. take a person up on accept (a person's offer etc.). take up with begin to associate with.

Derivative:
takable adj. (also takeable).

Etymology:
OE tacan f. ON taka

VB  succeed, be successful, gain one's end, gain one's ends, crown with success, gain a point, attain a point, carry a point, secure a point, win a point, win an object, get there, manage to, contrive to, accomplish, do wonders, work wonders, make a go of it, come off well, come off successful, come off with flying colors, make short work of, take by storm, carry by storm, bear away the bell, win one's wings, win one's spurs, win the battle, win the day, carry the day, gain the day, gain the prize, gain the palm, have the best of it, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's owns hands, have the ball at one's feet, have one on the hop, walk over the course, carry all before one, remain in possession of the field, score a success, speed, make progress, win one's way, make one's way, work one's way, find one's way, strive to some purpose, prosper, drive a roaring trade, make profit, reap the fruits, gather the fruits, reap the benefit of, reap the harvest, strike oil, gain a windfall, make one's fortune, get in the harvest, turn to good account, turn to account, triumph, be triumphant, gain a victory, obtain a victory, gain an advantage, chain victory to one's car, nail a coonskin to the wall, surmount a difficulty, overcome a difficulty, get over a difficulty, get over an obstacle, se tirer d'affaire, make head against, stem the torrent, stem the tide, stem the current, weather the storm, weather a point, turn a corner, keep one's head above water, tide over, master, get the better of, have the better of, gain the better of, gain the best of, gain the upper hand, gain the ascendancy, gain the whip hand, gain the start of, distance, surpass, defeat, conquer, vanquish, discomfit, euchre, overcome, overthrow, overpower, overmaster, overmatch, overset, override, overreach, outwit, outdo, outflank, outmaneuver, outgeneral, outvote, take the wind out of one's adversary's sails, beat, beat hollow, rout, lick, drub, floor, worst, put down, put to flight, put to the rout, put hors de combat, put out of court, silence, quell, nonsuit, checkmate, upset, confound, nonplus, stalemate, trump, baffle, circumvent, elude, trip up, trip up the heels of, drive into a corner, drive to the wall, run hard, put one's nose out of joint, settle, do for, break the neck of, break the back of, capsize, sink, shipwreck, drown, swamp, subdue, subjugate, reduce, make the enemy bite the dust, victimize, roll in the dust, trample under foot, put an extinguisher upon, answer, answer the purpose, avail, prevail, take effect, do, turn out well, work well, take, tell, bear fruit, hit it, hit the mark, hit the right nail on the head, nick it, turn up trumps, make a hit, find one's account in.

VB  acquire, get, gain, win, earn, obtain, procure, gather, collect, pick, pickup, glean, find, come upon, pitch upon, light upon, scrape up, scrape together, get in, reap and carry, net, bag, sack, bring home, secure, derive, draw, get in the harvest, profit, make profit, draw profit, turn a quick profit, turn to profit, turn to account, make capital out of, make money by, obtain a return, reap the fruits of, reap an advantage, gain an advantage, turn a penny, turn an honest penny, make the pot boil, bring grist to the mill, make money, coin money, raise money, raise funds, raise the wind, fill one's pocket, treasure up, realize, clear, produce, take, get back, recover, regain, retrieve, revendicate, replevy, redeem, come by one's own, come by, come in for, receive, inherit, step into a fortune, step into the shoes of, succeed to, get hold of, get between one's finger and thumb, get into one's hand, get at, take possession, come into possession, enter into possession, be profitable, pay, answer, accrue.

VB  receive, take, acquire, admit, take in, catch, touch, pocket, put into one's pocket, put into one's purse, accept, take off one's hands, be received, come in, come to hand, pass into one's hand, fall into one's hand, go into one's pocket, fall to one's lot, fall to one's share, come to one, fall to one, accrue, have given to one.

VB  borrow, desume, hire, rent, farm, take a lease, take a demise, take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year, hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year, adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take, raise money, take up money, raise the wind, fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul, run into debt, replevy.

N  taking, reception, deglutition, appropriation, prehension, prensation, capture, caption, apprehension, deprehension, abreption, seizure, expropriation, abduction, ablation, subtraction, withdrawal, abstraction, ademption, adrolepsy, dispossession, deprivation, deprivement, bereavement, divestment, disherison, distraint, distress, sequestration, confiscation, eviction, rapacity, rapaciousness, extortion, vampirism, theft, resumption, reprise, reprisal, recovery, clutch, swoop, wrench, grip, haul, take, catch, scramble, taker, captor, subduction, taking, privative, prehensile, predaceous, predal, predatory, predatorial, lupine, rapacious, raptorial, ravenous, parasitic, bereft, at one fell swoop, give an inch and take an ell.

VB  take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket, receive, accept, reap, crop, cull, pluck, gather, draw, appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, assume, possess oneself of, take possession of, commandeer, lay one's hands on, clap one's hands on, help oneself to, make free with, dip one's hands into, lay under contribution, intercept, scramble for, deprive of, take away, carry away, bear away, take off, carry off, bear off, adeem, abstract, hurry off with, run away with, abduct, steal, ravish, seize, pounce upon, spring upon, swoop to, swoop down upon, take by storm, take by assault, snatch, reave, snap up, nip up, whip up, catch up, kidnap, crimp, capture, lay violent hands on, get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of, lay by the heels, take prisoner, fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of, catch at, jump at, make a grab at, snap at, snatch at, reach, make a long arm, stretch forth one's hand, take from, take away from, disseize, deduct, retrench, dispossess, ease one of, snatch from one's grasp, tear from, tear away from, wrench from, wrest from, wring from, extort, deprive of, bereave, disinherit, cut off with a shilling, oust, divest, levy, distrain, confiscate, sequester, sequestrate, accroach, usurp, despoil, strip, fleece, shear, displume, impoverish, eat out of house and home, drain, drain to the dregs, gut, dry, exhaust, swallow up, absorb, draw off, suck the blood of, suck like a leech, retake, resume, recover.

VB  receive, take money, draw from, derive from, acquire, take, bring in, yield, afford, pay, return, accrue.

VB  cause pleasure, produce pleasure, create pleasure, give pleasure, afford pleasure, procure pleasure, offer pleasure, present pleasure, yield pleasure, please, charm, delight, becharm, imparadise, gladden, take, captivate, fascinate, enchant, entrance, enrapture, transport, bewitch, enravish, bless, beatify, satisfy, gratify, desire, slake, satiate, quench, indulge, humor, flatter, tickle, tickle the palate, regale, refresh, enliven, treat, amuse, take one's fancy, tickle one's fancy, hit one's fancy, meet one's wishes, win the heart, gladden the heart, rejoice the heart, warm the cockles of the heart, do one's heart good, attract, allure, stimulate, interest, make things pleasant, popularize, gild the pill, sugar-coat the pill, sweeten.

VB  eat, feed, fare, devour, swallow, take, gulp, bolt, snap, fall to, despatch, dispatch, discuss, take down, get down, gulp down, lay in, tuck in, lick, pick, peck, gormandize, bite, champ, munch, cranch, craunch, crunch, chew, masticate, nibble, gnaw, mumble, live on, feed upon, batten upon, fatten upon, feast upon, browse, graze, crop, regale, carouse, eat heartily, do justice to, play a good knife and fork, banquet, break bread, break one's fast, breakfast, lunch, dine, take tea, sup, drink in, drink up, drink one's fill, quaff, sip, sup, suck, suck up, lap, swig, swill, chugalug, tipple, empty one's glass, drain the cup, toss off, toss one's glass, wash down, crack a bottle, wet one's whistle, purvey.

VB  believe, credit, give faith to, give credit to, credence to, see, realize, assume, receive, set down for, take for, have it, take it, consider, esteem, presume, count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon, lay one's account for, make sure of, make oneself easy about, on that score, take on trust, take on credit, take for granted, take for gospel, allow some weight to, attach some weight to, know, know for certain, have know, make no doubt, doubt not, be, rest assured, persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself, make up one's mind, give one credit for, confide in, believe in, put one's trust in, place in, repose in, implicit confidence in, take one's word for, at one's word, place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to, think, hold, take, take it, opine, be of opinion, conceive, trow, ween, fancy, apprehend, have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief, hazard, foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion, view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as, surmise, get it into one's head, take it into one's head, come round to an opinion, swallow, cause to be believed, satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure, convince, convict, convert, wean, bring round, bring over, win over, indoctrinate, cram down the throat, produce conviction, carry conviction, bring home to, drive home to, go down, find credence, pass current, be received, be current, possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind.

VB  know, ken, scan, wot, wot aware, be aware of, ween, weet, trow, have, possess, conceive, apprehend, comprehend, take, realize, understand, savvy, appreciate, fathom, make out, recognize, discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience, know full well, have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of, be au courant, have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends, know by heart, know by rote, be master of, connaitre le dessous des cartes, know what's what, see one's way, discover, come to one's knowledge.

VB  be intelligible, speak for itself, speak volumes, tell its own tale, lie on the surface, render intelligible, popularize, simplify, clear up, elucidate, understand, comprehend, take, take in, catch, grasp, follow, collect, master, make out, see with half an eye, see daylight, see one's way, enter into the ideas of, come to an understanding.