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took

/tuːk/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To take possession of something; to seize or capture.

    - "He took the ball and ran."
    - "The army took the city in a surprise attack."
Pronunciation
  1. /tuːk/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=380163"
Antonyms

give , bring , drop
Synonyms

capture , conquer , seize , ingest , swallow , beat , confiscate , seize , grab , grasp , grip , nim , have , sleep with , do in , off , terminate , garner , get , obtain , win , knock off , subduct , take away
Rhymes
Words rhyming with took
book , ook , duke , mook
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Took (en) : Past tense of 'take'. Used to indicate that an action of taking or seizing something has been completed.

Variants
List of all variants of took that leads to same result
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Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English toecan, meaning 'to take' or 'to seize'. The word is related to the Old English toc, meaning 'hand'.

Trivia
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  1. {"question"=>"What is the past tense of 'take'?", "answer"=>"Took"}

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    - To memorize 'took', imagine yourself taking a book (a reference to a rhyme for 'took') and running with it.

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