position vs take

position and take both are nouns.

position and take both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
position	Yes	No	Yes	No
take	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take is a hyponym of position; that is, take is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:

position: cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
take: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Other hyponyms of position include aim, direct, take aim, train, square, dress, line up, orient.

position (noun)	take (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
a job in an organization	the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
the appropriate or customary location
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
a condition or position in which you find yourself

position (verb)	take (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location	be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
	be seized or affected in a specified way
	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
	be a student of a certain subject
	take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
	interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
	accept or undergo, often unwillingly
	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
	make a film or photograph of something
	lay claim to; as of an idea
	obtain by winning
	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

position vs take

position and take both are nouns.

position and take both are verbs.

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