TAKING definition: the act of a person or thing that takes. See examples of taking used in a sentence.

take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab mean to get hold of by or as if by catching up with the hand. take is a general term applicable to any manner of getting something into one's …

1. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile. 2. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.

TAKING definition: 1. present participle of take 2. present participle of take . Learn more.

If you take patients or clients, you accept them as your patients or clients. Some universities would be forced to take more students than they wanted. [VERB noun] They were told that Dr …

Taking definition: That captures interest; attractive; winning.

They practiced taking apart [= disassembling] their rifles and putting them back together again. Help me take this puzzle apart.

taking, + n. Government 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.

May 16, 2025 · (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). …

take meaning, definition, what is take: to move or go with someone or something ...: Learn more.