taking

Meaning

Adj

1. Alluring; attractive.
2. (obsolete) Infectious; contagious.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is taken.
2. (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
3. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
4. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).

Verb

present participle and gerund of take

take

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

receiving

seizing

seizure

carrying

holding

capture

winning

accepting

engaging

attractive

bringing

tempting

charming

adorable

lovely

ravishing

entrancing

fascinating

take

fetching

winsome

borrowing

pleasing

leading

pickings

bewitching

agreeable

appropriation

arrest

grasping

takeover

delightful

uptake

catching

delicious

😋

inviting

delightsome

adoption

captivating

alluring

receipt

🧾

enchanting

buying

appealing

resorting

seductive

shot

subjugating

taken

visiting

Translations

Einnahme

🧾

prise

toma

cazip

alış

🛍️

sevimli

nehmend

afname

attraente

captus

presa

alma

überredend

Abhebung

Mobilisierung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, take + -ing.

Sentences

Taking the jacket out , he began to clean the glasses .

Taking the ferry was a wise choice .

Taking part in road traffic is potentially dangerous after donating blood .

He arose and , taking up his crook , began to awaken the sheep that still slept .