How to pronounce take
American English pronunciation
TAYK
- IPA
- /ˈteɪk/
- Syllables
- TAYK (1 syllable)
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What take means
Most people know take in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
One try at filming a scene for a movie
In a sentence: The actor laughed by mistake, so the director asked for one more take.
Where it comes from: It goes back to an Old English word meaning to grasp or touch. That word probably came from Old Norse taka, meaning to touch or take.
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