take

する、行う

普通は後に続く名詞で示される行動を行うこと。

やさしい英語で： To do an action, usually named by the noun that follows.

• I take a shower every morning.
• She took a deep breath.
• We need to take action now.

使い方： take + action noun (We took a short break after lunch.)

類義語： do, perform

よく使う表現： take a walk, take a break, take action, take a shower

連れていく、持っていく

人を連れていったり、物を運んだりして別の場所へ移すこと。

やさしい英語で： To carry or bring someone or something to another place.

• Please take this bag upstairs.
• He took his mother to the hospital.
• Can you take the children home?

使い方： take someone/something to somewhere (I took my daughter to school.); take someone/something + place adverb (Please take these bags upstairs.)

類義語： carry, transport, bring

よく使う表現： take someone home, take something away, take something to someone

かかる、必要とする

一定の時間、お金、労力などが必要になること。

やさしい英語で： To need a particular amount of time, money, effort, or other resources.

• This job takes patience.
• It took us two hours to get home.
• How much money will the repairs take?

使い方： take someone + time + to do something (It took me an hour to clean the kitchen.); take something to do something (It takes patience to teach young children.)

類義語： require, need

よく使う表現： take time, take effort, take money, take an hour

握る、つかむ

片手または両手で物をつかんで持つこと。

やさしい英語で： To hold something with your hand or hands.

• Take my hand.
• She took the handle firmly.
• He took her arm to steady himself.

使い方： take someone/something by something (She took the child by the hand.)

類義語： grasp, hold, grip

反対語： release

よく使う表現： take someone’s hand, take the handle, take hold

見解、解釈

あることについての意見や、その人なりの理解の仕方。

やさしい英語で： Someone’s opinion about something, or their way of understanding it.

• What is your take on this?
• Her take on the story surprised me.
• They offered different takes on the same problem.

使い方： a take on something (I would like your take on this proposal.)

類義語： opinion, view, perspective, interpretation

よく使う表現： your take, take on something, personal take, fresh take

テイク、撮影

場面や演技を、途中で止めずに一度撮影または録音すること。

やさしい英語で： One attempt at recording a scene or performance without stopping.

• We need another take.
• The director liked the second take.
• They filmed the whole scene in one take.

よく使う表現： first take, another take, single take

売上、収益

販売、取引、その他の活動で得られたお金。

やさしい英語で： Money received from sales, a deal, or another activity.

• The shop’s daily take was low.
• They split the take from the ticket sales.
• How much was your share of the take?

類義語： proceeds, earnings, takings

よく使う表現： daily take, total take, share the take

採取、捕獲

何かを集めたり、捕まえたり、取り出したりする行為。

やさしい英語で： An act of collecting, catching, or removing something.

• The daily take of fish is limited.
• Rangers recorded each hunter’s take of deer.
• The law restricts the annual take of wild birds.

類義語： taking

よく使う表現： annual take, daily take, legal take