took

took · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense of "take"; grasped or seized.

  2. 2.

    Accepted or received in the past.

  3. 3.

    Required or needed.

  4. 4.

    Carried or brought.

Related words

Antonyms: gave, left
See also: take, taken, taking
Synonyms: accepted, grabbed, seized

Etymology

Past tense of "take," from Old Norse "taka" meaning "to take, grasp." The vowel change from "take" to "took" is an example of ablaut, a Proto-Indo-European pattern of vowel alternation preserved in many English strong verbs.