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 possession or control.

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

Many of our lives are centered on taking care of the needs of everyone around us aside from ourselves. It wanders about a third of the time while a person is reading, talking with other people, or taking care …

“Taken” is used with passive sentences, plus with present and past perfect, whereas “taking” is used with continuous tenses or as a noun to refer to the act of “taking” something.

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

Taking definition: That captures interest; attractive; winning.

The Taking, a 2003 novel by J. D. Landis The Taking (novel), a 2004 novel by Dean Koontz The Taking, a 2004 short film directed by Matt Eskandari The Taking (album), a 2011 studio album by Loaded …

4 senses: 1. charming, fascinating, or intriguing 2. informal infectious; catching 3. something taken 4. receipts; the income.... Click for more definitions.

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.

Ways to take include receiving, removing, capturing, picking something up, or being seized by something. Take has many, many senses and has found its way into many English expressions.