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taking
[ tey-king ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that takes.
- 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.
- takings, receipts, especially of money earned or gained.
- Archaic. a state of agitation or distress.
adjective
- captivating, winning, or pleasing.
- Archaic. infectious or contagious.
taking
/ ˈٱɪɪŋ /
adjective
- charming, fascinating, or intriguing
- informal.infectious; catching
noun
- something taken
- plural receipts; earnings
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ쾱ԲԱ, noun
- ˈٲ쾱Բ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٲiԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ٲiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
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.
“It’s taking me a second to understand I’m being cut up.”
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.
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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