took
Grasped and carried
Took is the past tense of take.
All the meanings of take appear with took in past contexts: She took the keys, He took offense, The project took three months, They took a walk.
Took sometimes appears where taken would be standard: I should have took the other road—this is common in casual speech but considered nonstandard in formal writing.
Took suddenly by hand
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- snatchedTook quickly, abruptly
- capturedTaken by force
- procuredObtained through effort
obtained · secured · gained · appropriated · confiscated · commandeered · claimed · pocketed
Was essential for
- demandedRequired with force
- necessitatedMade unavoidable or essential
- consumedFully used or eaten
- usedAlready been employed
expended · spent · lasted · occupied · absorbed · exhausted · depleted · cost
Moved while holding
- conveyedTransferred or expressed
- deliveredBrought to recipient
- broughtCarried to a place
- movedChanged location or felt
transferred · ferried · escorted · accompanied · led · guided · drove · shuttled
Passed through throat
- ingestedTook into body
- drankSwallowed a liquid
- ateTook in nourishment
- dosedAdministered measured medicine
administered · medicated · gulped · sipped · popped · chewed
Held someone warmly
picked · followed · employed · utilized · applied · implemented · incorporated · absorbed
grabbed
Took suddenly by hand
procured · obtained · secured · gained · appropriated · confiscated · commandeered · claimed · pocketed · nabbed
needed
Was essential for
- demandedRequired with force
- necessitatedMade unavoidable or essential
- consumedFully used or eaten
used · expended · spent · lasted · occupied · absorbed · exhausted · depleted · cost · involved
carried
Moved while holding
moved · transferred · ferried · escorted · accompanied · led · guided · drove · shuttled · ushered
swallowed
Passed through throat
dosed · administered · medicated · gulped · sipped · popped · chewed
embraced
Held someone warmly
selected · picked · followed · employed · utilized · applied · implemented · incorporated · absorbed · internalized
withstood
Successfully opposed or survived
suffered · weathered · braved · stomached · handled · experienced · underwent · faced · sustained
tookgave
Transferred possession freely
returned · gave back · donated · handed over · relinquished
- took offDeparted or surged
- took overGained control of
- took for grantedAssumed without verification
- took outRemoved from within
- took placeCame to pass
- took awayRemoved from possession