Collocations for take - verb
ADVERB
well
badly
She took the news of her father's death very badly.
badly
She took the news of her father's death very badly.
seriously
I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist.
I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist.
philosophically
Harry took his rejection philosophically.
Harry took his rejection philosophically.
Take is used with these nouns as the subject:
boat, bowler, cab, cutting, ferry, graft, journey, robber, route, thief, verb, walk, win
boat, bowler, cab, cutting, ferry, graft, journey, robber, route, thief, verb, walk, win
Take is used with these nouns as the object:
A level, abuse, action, advice, age, aim, angle, antibiotic, approach, arm, article, aspirin, attitude, baby, bait, bath, baton, beating, bend, berth, bet, bit, bite, blame, blow, boat, booking, booty, booze, bow, brain, break, breath, breather, bribe, bronze, brunt, bump, burden, bus, cab, call, capsule, car, card, care, case, castle, casualty, catch, caution, census, chair, championship, chance, change, charge, citizenship, class, coat, coffee, coffin, collection, comfort, command, commitment, communion, complement, compliment, consequence, consolation, contraceptive, control, copy, corner, cottage, counsel, courage, course, cover, credit, credit card, criticism, crown, cruise, cue, custody, cut, cutting, decision, dedication, deduction, degree, delight, delivery, detour, dictation, dig, dip, diploma, direction, discipline, dive, diversion, doctorate, donation, dosage, dose, downturn, drink, drive, drug, effect, effort, elbow, elevator, encouragement, enjoyment, escalator, essentials, exam, examination, excursion, exercise, exit, fall, ferry, field, fight, film, final, fingerprint, flight, footpath, fork, form, fortress, freedom, fright, gamble, gasp, glance, glimpse, glory, gold, gospel, grip, guess, gulp, gut, hammering, hand, herb, highway, hint, hit, hold, holiday, honour, hormone, hostage, hour, illustration, imagination, impact, index, industrial action, infinitive, ingenuity, initiative, inspiration, instance, instruction, interest, interstate, inventory, job, joke, joy, jump, knock, lap, lead, leadership, leap, lease, leave, lesson, level, liberty, life, lifetime, lift, liking, line, look, loss, lover, master, measure, measurement, medication, medicine, message, milk, minute, miracle, mistress, moment, money, month, mouthful, name, nap, nationality, nerve, newspaper, note, notice, nourishment, oar, oath, offence, offensive, offer, office, opportunity, option, order, overdose, ownership, pace, pain, paper, part, pass, path, patience, pause, payment, pee, peek, peep, penalty, perseverance, persistence, perspective, persuasion, petrol, photocopy, photograph, pick, picnic, picture, pill, place, plane, planning, plate, pleasure, pledge, plunge, point, point of view, poison, poll, position, possession, post, posture, power, practical, practice, precaution, precedence, priority, prisoner, prize, proceedings, profit, puff, pull, pulse, punch, punishment, quiz, quotation, quote, reading, recess, redundancy, refreshment, refuge, refugee, register, rejection, remark, remedy, reprisal, reserve, responsibility, rest, revenge, ride, right, risk, road, role, roll, root, rope, route, run, salute, sample, sanctuary, satisfaction, scan, score, seat, second, security, sedative, self-control, shape, share, sheet, shelter, shopping, short cut, shorthand, shot, shower, shrapnel, shuttle, siesta, silver, sip, size, skill, slant, sniff, snuff, solace, specimen, spoils, spotlight, stab, stage, stair, staircase, stake, stance, stand, statement, step, strain, street, strength, stress, stride, stroll, subject, submission, substance, subway, sugar, supplement, surname, survey, sweep, swig, swim, swing, swipe, tablet, tack, talent, taxi, tea, temperature, territory, test, throne, ticket, time, tip, tissue, title, toll, tone, total, trail, train, tram, transportation, trek, trip, trolley, trophy, trouble, tube, turn, turn-off, turning, twist, underground, upturn, vacation, veil, vengeance, verb, view, viewpoint, virginity, visit, vitamin, vote, vow, walk, wee, week, weight, wheel, whiff, while, willpower, X-ray, year, yoga
A level, abuse, action, advice, age, aim, angle, antibiotic, approach, arm, article, aspirin, attitude, baby, bait, bath, baton, beating, bend, berth, bet, bit, bite, blame, blow, boat, booking, booty, booze, bow, brain, break, breath, breather, bribe, bronze, brunt, bump, burden, bus, cab, call, capsule, car, card, care, case, castle, casualty, catch, caution, census, chair, championship, chance, change, charge, citizenship, class, coat, coffee, coffin, collection, comfort, command, commitment, communion, complement, compliment, consequence, consolation, contraceptive, control, copy, corner, cottage, counsel, courage, course, cover, credit, credit card, criticism, crown, cruise, cue, custody, cut, cutting, decision, dedication, deduction, degree, delight, delivery, detour, dictation, dig, dip, diploma, direction, discipline, dive, diversion, doctorate, donation, dosage, dose, downturn, drink, drive, drug, effect, effort, elbow, elevator, encouragement, enjoyment, escalator, essentials, exam, examination, excursion, exercise, exit, fall, ferry, field, fight, film, final, fingerprint, flight, footpath, fork, form, fortress, freedom, fright, gamble, gasp, glance, glimpse, glory, gold, gospel, grip, guess, gulp, gut, hammering, hand, herb, highway, hint, hit, hold, holiday, honour, hormone, hostage, hour, illustration, imagination, impact, index, industrial action, infinitive, ingenuity, initiative, inspiration, instance, instruction, interest, interstate, inventory, job, joke, joy, jump, knock, lap, lead, leadership, leap, lease, leave, lesson, level, liberty, life, lifetime, lift, liking, line, look, loss, lover, master, measure, measurement, medication, medicine, message, milk, minute, miracle, mistress, moment, money, month, mouthful, name, nap, nationality, nerve, newspaper, note, notice, nourishment, oar, oath, offence, offensive, offer, office, opportunity, option, order, overdose, ownership, pace, pain, paper, part, pass, path, patience, pause, payment, pee, peek, peep, penalty, perseverance, persistence, perspective, persuasion, petrol, photocopy, photograph, pick, picnic, picture, pill, place, plane, planning, plate, pleasure, pledge, plunge, point, point of view, poison, poll, position, possession, post, posture, power, practical, practice, precaution, precedence, priority, prisoner, prize, proceedings, profit, puff, pull, pulse, punch, punishment, quiz, quotation, quote, reading, recess, redundancy, refreshment, refuge, refugee, register, rejection, remark, remedy, reprisal, reserve, responsibility, rest, revenge, ride, right, risk, road, role, roll, root, rope, route, run, salute, sample, sanctuary, satisfaction, scan, score, seat, second, security, sedative, self-control, shape, share, sheet, shelter, shopping, short cut, shorthand, shot, shower, shrapnel, shuttle, siesta, silver, sip, size, skill, slant, sniff, snuff, solace, specimen, spoils, spotlight, stab, stage, stair, staircase, stake, stance, stand, statement, step, strain, street, strength, stress, stride, stroll, subject, submission, substance, subway, sugar, supplement, surname, survey, sweep, swig, swim, swing, swipe, tablet, tack, talent, taxi, tea, temperature, territory, test, throne, ticket, time, tip, tissue, title, toll, tone, total, trail, train, tram, transportation, trek, trip, trolley, trophy, trouble, tube, turn, turn-off, turning, twist, underground, upturn, vacation, veil, vengeance, verb, view, viewpoint, virginity, visit, vitamin, vote, vow, walk, wee, week, weight, wheel, whiff, while, willpower, X-ray, year, yoga