take
verb (used with object)
to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action.
have taken
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present perfectof take.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Amazon and Walmart have taken on major roles in drug retailing, putting the squeeze on the pharmacy chains’ finances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
All it would have taken was not capitulating in advance.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
CVR’s existing plants in Kansas and Oklahoma are banking lofty sales as the Russia-Ukraine war and conflicts in the Middle East have taken out a big chunk of the world’s fuel-making capacity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Some factories are closed and workers have taken to the streets," Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
I might have taken my suit and gone on my date and never seen Olka again.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
