English Explanatory Dictionary

taking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alluring; attractive.
  2. Infectious; contagious.
noun
  1. The act by which something is taken.
  2. A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
  3. A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
  4. Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of take

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪkɪŋ/ en-us-taking.ogg

Word forms

taking more taking most taking takings

Etymology

By surface analysis, take + -ing.

Synonyms

acquisition taking income receipts

Antonyms

bestowal restitution

Related words

side-taking take taker

Derived words

takingly takingness breathtaking bribetaking caretaking copytaking drugtaking furtaking gaintaking notetaking oathtaking painstaking polltaking prize-taking stocktaking untaking
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