Taking definition: the act of a person or thing that takes.. See examples of TAKING used in a sentence.

1. Capturing interest; fetching: a taking smile. 2. Contagious; catching. Used of an infectious disease.

The meaning of TAKE is to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control. How to use take in a sentence.

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 …

Taking definition: That captures interest; attractive; winning.

4 senses: 1. charming, fascinating, or intriguing 2. informal infectious; catching 3. something taken 4. receipts; the income.... Click for more definitions.

“Taken” is used with passive sentences, plus with present and past perfect, whereas “taking” is used with continuous tenses or as a noun to refer to the act of “taking” something.

taking, + n. Government an action by the federal government, as a regulatory ruling, that imposes a restriction on the use of private property for which the owner must be compensated.

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun taking, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

May 16, 2025 · (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). …