"take it" meaning in All languages combined

See take it on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes it [present, singular, third-person], taking it [participle, present], took it [past], taken it [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,took,taken>}} take it (third-person singular simple present takes it, present participle taking it, simple past took it, past participle taken it)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, it.
  2. To assume responsibility for.
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-KOXR6YeX Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  3. To suppose; to assume.
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-RjvajLWJ
  4. To suppose; to assume.
    (usually in the first person, with a clause) To assume based on evidence or observation; to gather.
    Tags: first-person, usually
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-cxynce5m Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 10 10 7 10 12 21 22 7
  5. To endure affliction, criticism, punishment or torment.
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-J~Ce6qPK Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 10 10 7 10 12 21 22 7
  6. To taste or sample some food or drink.
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-msvUWOJI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 4 3 4 4 56 15 4 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 10 10 7 10 12 21 22 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 5 4 6 5 58 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 5 4 6 5 59 8 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 4 3 5 4 57 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 9 6 5 8 9 46 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 7 6 8 8 40 15 6
  7. To accept something even though it may not be perfect or ideal; to acquiesce.
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-6aiof4mZ Categories (other): English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 10 10 7 10 12 21 22 7
  8. To submit to passive sexual intercourse.
    Sense id: en-take_it-en-verb-Eu74MyCG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (suppose): supozi (Esperanto), obstawiać [imperfective] (Polish), obstawić [perfective] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'suppose': 0 6 46 46 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "word": "take it up the ass"
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        "To taste or sample some food or drink."
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      "sense": "suppose",
      "word": "supozi"
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      "word": "I take it"
    },
    {
      "word": "one can dish it out, but one can't take it"
    },
    {
      "word": "one can dish it, but one can't take it"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it away"
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      "word": "take it easy"
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    {
      "word": "take it from me"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it from the top"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it into one's head"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it in turns"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it on the arches"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it on the lam"
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    {
      "word": "take it or leave it"
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      "word": "take it, or leave it"
    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "take it out in"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it out on"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it outside"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it sleazy"
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      "english": "see to the house",
      "translation": "see to the house",
      "word": "take it to the house"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it upon oneself"
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    {
      "word": "take it up the ass"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it up the arse"
    },
    {
      "word": "take it up the butt"
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    {
      "word": "take it up the bum"
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      "word": "you can't take it with you"
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      "sense": "suppose",
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    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "suppose",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "suppose",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "obstawić"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take it"
}

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