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take root |
take shape |
take sides |
take stage |
take steps |
take stock
| take ten
| take the air
| take the bull by the horns
| take the cake
| take the count
take stock
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb take stock has 2 senses
- take stock(v = verb.perception) scrutinise, scrutinize, size up - to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" is one way to examine, see
- take stock(v = verb.social) inventory, stock-take - make or include in an itemized record or report; "Inventory all books before the end of the year" is one way to list
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ROGET THESAURUS
take stock
Numeration
VB number, count, tally, tell, call over, run over, take an account of, enumerate, muster, poll, recite, recapitulate, sum, sum up, cast up, tell off, score, cipher, compute, calculate, suppute, add, subtract, multiply, divide, extract roots, algebraize, check, prove, demonstrate, balance, audit, overhaul, take stock, affix numbers to, page, amount to, add up to, come to.Accounts
VB keep accounts, enter, post, book, credit, debit, carry over, take stock, balance accounts, make up accounts, square accounts, settle accounts, wind up accounts, cast up accounts, make accounts square, square accounts, bring to book, tax, surcharge and falsify, audit, field audit, check the books, verify accounts, falsify an account, garble an account, cook an account, cook the books, doctor an account.
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