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find vs take

take vs find

find and take both are nouns.

find and take both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
find Yes No Yes No
take Yes No Yes No
As verbs, take is a hyponym of find; that is, take is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find:
  • find: receive a specified treatment (abstract)
  • take: ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
find (noun) take (noun)
the act of discovering something the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
a productive insight the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
find (verb) take (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
decide on and make a declaration about be seized or affected in a specified way
make a discovery, make a new finding pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
succeed in reaching; arrive at be a student of a certain subject
perceive or be contemporaneous with take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place accept or undergo, often unwillingly
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
get something or somebody for a specific purpose make a film or photograph of something
come upon, as if by accident; meet with lay claim to; as of an idea
obtain through effort or management obtain by winning
get or find back; recover the use of point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
get into one's hands, take physically
have sex with; archaic use
occupy or take on
travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
head into a specified direction
take somebody somewhere
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
proceed along in a vehicle
experience or feel or submit to
take into one's possession
conquer by force
buy, select
engage for service under a term of contract
receive or obtain regularly
receive willingly something given or offered
require (time or space)
admit into a group or community
to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
make use of or accept for some purpose
assume, as of positions or roles
carry out
develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
require as useful, just, or proper
be designed to hold or take
have with oneself; have on one's person
be capable of holding or containing
Difference between find and take

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