to take

Take is among the most versatile verbs in English, with meanings unified by the idea of getting hold of something or moving it from one state to another.

At its core, to take is to grasp or acquire: Take my hand, She took the job.

From physical grasping, take extends to consuming (take your medicine), requiring (It takes courage), accepting (I'll take it), enduring (He can't take criticism), and understanding (I take your point).

Combined with prepositions or objects, take spawns countless expressions: take off, take on, take over, take back, take out, take a break, take a look, take place, take advantage.

To take after someone is to resemble them.

To take in can mean to deceive or to absorb.

It takes two to tango.