takest

Archaic form: seize

Takest is an archaic second-person singular form of take, used with thou: Thou takest too much upon thyself.

The -est ending appears throughout the King James Bible and early modern English texts.

Modern readers encounter it mainly in religious or literary contexts.

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

theeSecond-person object, antiquated
thyOld possessive pronoun
thineYours, archaically

hast · dost · doth · art · shalt · knowest · goest · speakest

Opposites

linguistic register/temporal form

takesttake

Capture or filmed segment

takes · vernacular · colloquial speech

verb meaning (possession/transfer)

takestgive

To transfer possession

giveth · forsakest · restoreth

Phrases

take careParting expression of concern
take a lookBriefly observe something
take offBegin flight, depart
take your timeProceed without urgency
take outFood ordered for elsewhere
take overAssume control of something

Family

take, takes, taken, taker, takers, taketh, intake, intakes, outtake

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