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

Many of our lives are centered on taking care of the needs of everyone around us aside from ourselves. It wanders about a third of the time while a person is reading, talking with other …

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

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 …

4 senses: 1. charming, fascinating, or intriguing 2. informal infectious; catching 3. something taken 4. receipts; the income.... Click for more definitions.

The Taking, a 2003 novel by J. D. Landis The Taking (novel), a 2004 novel by Dean Koontz The Taking, a 2004 short film directed by Matt Eskandari The Taking (album), a 2011 studio album …

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.

Definition of take verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] to carry or move something from one place to another. take something Remember to take your coat when you …

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). …

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