Definitions
Accept, carry, or require
Word origin
From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”), from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”), from pre-Germanic *deh₁g- (“to touch”), possibly a phonetically altered form of Proto-Indo-European *te-th₂g- (“to touch, take”) (see there for details).
Used in a sentence
“They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands.”
“I'll take that plate off the table.”
“That viſage miſ-becomes, thy Pipe / Caſt from thee, Warlike dame, / Take unto thee thy wonted Armes, / And keepe thy Cheekes in frame.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Carry away”4 letters
02“Carry or accept”4 letters
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