Definition of take verb from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary.
[transitive] to carry or move something from one place to another.
Take something remember to take your coat when you leave.
The act of a person or thing that takes.
See examples of taking used in a sentence.
I'm sorry, but the doctor isn't taking on [= taking] any new patients.
She agreed to take him on as an assistant.
Many of our lives are centered on taking care of the needs of everyone around us aside from ourselves.
It wanders about a third of the time while a person is reading, talking with other people, or taking care.