TAKING definition: the act of a person or thing that takes. See examples of taking used in a sentence.

take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's …

TAKING definition: 1. present participle of take 2. present participle of take . Learn more.

If you take patients or clients, you accept them as your patients or clients. Some universities would be forced to take more students than they wanted. [VERB noun] They were told that Dr …

My job has taken me all over the world.take somebody/something with you His wife went to Australia, taking the children with her.take somebody something I have to take Steve the …

1. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile. 2. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.

They practiced taking apart [= disassembling] their rifles and putting them back together again. Help me take this puzzle apart.

Definition of take verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

May 16, 2025 · Adjective taking (comparative more taking, superlative most taking) Alluring; attractive.

taking, + n. Government an action by the federal government, as a regulatory ruling, that imposes a restriction on the use of private property for which the owner must be compensated.