| 【take】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "tacan." It carries the basic meaning of "take." from PIE *tak- "to be silent" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "take"]
intake **[4127] Your intake of a particular kind of food, drink, or air is the amount that you eat, drink, or breathe in.
mistake ****[1279] If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.
mistaken **[4579] If you are mistaken about something, you are wrong about it.
overtake ☆[4644] If you overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. in AM, usually use pass
take ****[56] If you take something, you reach out for it and hold it.
undertake **[3868] to begin or attempt (something)
[WORD ROOT]root take
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] tak, take, taken
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) tacan
[MEANING]root take
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 tacan [from Old Norse taka] to take, seize
- 【Old Norse】 taka to touch, take
- 【Old Norse】 sa
- 【Old Norse】 tjon injury, loss
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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intake ★★[4127] noun from intake 〈 take
【DEFINITION】 Your intake of a particular kind of food, drink, or air is the amount that you eat, drink, or breathe in.
【pl.】 intakes
【COMPOSITION】 in + take
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in(en); in, into ⑵ take; take
【Etymology】 《Old English tacan》 [from Old Norse taka] to take, seize
【First Known Meaning】 place where water is taken into a channel or pipe
mistake ★★★★[1279] noun from mistake 〈 take
【DEFINITION】 If you make a mistake, you do something which you did not intend to do, or which produces a result that you do not want.
【pl.】 mistakes
【SYNONYM】 error, saying
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mis; prefix ⑵ take; take
【Etymology】 《Old Norse mistaka》 take in error, miscarry
【First Known Meaning】 an error in action, opinion, or judgment
mistaken ★★[4579] adjective from mistake 〈 take
【DEFINITION】 If you are mistaken about something, you are wrong about it.
【SYNONYM】 misguided
【ROOTs】 ⑴ mis; noun suffix ⑵ taken(take); take
【Etymology】 《Old Norse mistaka》 take in error, miscarry
【DERIVATIVEs】 mistakenly, mistakenness, mistaken
overtake ☆[4644] verb from overtake 〈 take
【DEFINITION】 If you overtake a vehicle or a person that is ahead of you and moving in the same direction, you pass them. in AM, usually use pass
【Declension/Conjugation】 overtook, overtaken, overtaking, overtakes
【SYNONYM】 outstrip
【COMPOSITION】 over + take
【ROOTs】 ⑴ over; over ⑵ take; take
【Etymology】 《Old English tacan》 [from Old Norse taka] to take, seize
take ★★★★[56] verb from take
【DEFINITION】 ① If you take something, you reach out for it and hold it.
② If you take something with you when you go somewhere, you carry it or have it with you.
③ If a person, vehicle, or path takes someone somewhere, they transport or lead them there.
【Declension/Conjugation】 took, taken, taking, takes
【SYNONYM】 subtract, assume, get
【ROOTs】 take; take
【Etymology】 《Old English tacan》 [from Old Norse taka] to take, seize
【First Known Meaning】 to take, seize
【DERIVATIVEs】 takable, takeable, take
undertake ★★[3868] verb from undertake 〈 take
【DEFINITION】 ① to begin or attempt (something)
② to agree or promise to do (something)
③ usually followed by to + verb
【Declension/Conjugation】 undertook, undertaken, undertaking, undertakes
【SYNONYM】 take on
【COMPOSITION】 under + take
【ROOTs】 ⑴ under; under ⑵ take; take
【Etymology】 《Old English tacan》 [from Old Norse taka] to take, seize
Other words containing "take"; painstaking, painstakingly, painstakingness, takedown
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
tail
tact-, tax-
tach, stake
swim
surger
surg, source
sure
super-
sun
sume, sumpt-
