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taking

[ tey-king ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that takes.
  2. the state of being taken. taken.
  3. something that is taken. taken.
  4. an action by the federal government, as a regulatory ruling, that imposes a restriction on the use of private property for which the owner must be compensated.
  5. takings, receipts, especially of money earned or gained.
  6. Archaic. a state of agitation or distress.


adjective

  1. captivating, winning, or pleasing.
  2. Archaic. infectious or contagious.

taking

/ ˈٱɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. charming, fascinating, or intriguing
  2. informal.
    infectious; catching
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something taken
  2. plural receipts; earnings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٲ쾱ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈٲ쾱Բ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٲiԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ٲiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taking1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English takyng (gerund); take, -ing 1, -ing 2
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County, which has a roughly $48-billion budget, has said it will pay for the mammoth settlement by taking out bonds and draining its rainy day fund.

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He added that taking on some new tasks involved some upgrades the average vacuum owner probably would not have lying around their homes, such as a cart, a helmet and a robotic arm.

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“It’s taking me a second to understand I’m being cut up.”

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As for wok cooking on a grill, it’s about taking the intense heat that a wok thrives on and adapting it to an open fire.

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The FA has been taking legal advice since the landmark UK Supreme Court ruling two weeks ago that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex under equalities law.

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