hold of smth., to take a man prisoner; 2) to accept; receive; buy regularly, e. g. He took the house for a year. Who took the first

prize? I shall take a holiday tomorrow. He was taking a nap. You must take your chance. 3) to carry; remove; borrow without

permission; steal, e. g. Take these letters to the post. He's always taking other people's ideas. 4) to go with; conduct; escort, as to take

a guest home; 5) to feel; experience, as to take pride in one's work, to take an interest in politics; 6) to eat; drink; receive into the

system, e. g. He took a deep breath. 7) to assume; presume; conclude; suppose; regard; understand, e. g. I took him to be an honest

man. Do you take my meaning? We may take it for granted. 8) to assume a certain attitude, e. g. Take care what you say. Did he take

any notice of you? He has taken a dislike to me. She took her little brother to task. He took great pains to help me.

take after to resemble, e. g. Whom do you take after in your family? take down 1) to pull down, take to pieces, as to take down an

old building; 2) to write down from dictation, e. g. The postmistress began to take down the message.

take in 1) to receive, admit, as to take in lodgers; 2) to make smaller, reduce, as to take in a dress; 3) to understand, as to take in a lecture; 4) to deceive, cheat, as to be taken in when buying a watch.

take off 1) to remove, as to take off one's hat, coat; 2) to take one's departure, to set off, e. g. The plane took off from Croydon

airport. 3) to leave, to depart (informal), e. g. Take yourself off.

take over to succeed to; assume control of (a business, management, duties, etc.), e. g. When shall you be ready to take over?

take to 1) to form a liking for, e. g. The baby gas taken to her new nursemaid. 2) to fall into the habit of, e. g. He took to gardening

when he retired.

take up 1) to occupy, e. g. The work takes up too much time. 2) to admit, e. g. The bus stopped to take up passengers. A sponge

takes up water. 3) to continue; pursue further, as to take up one's story.

take up with to associate with, e. g. She had taken up lately with June.

6. level n a flat area of surface; a degree of height (lit. and fig.), as to be above (below) sea-level; the level of knowledge

(development); low (high, average, cultural, intellectual, economic, scientific) level; to be on a level with smth. (smb.), e. g. The water

in the river was on a level with the banks. His knowledge is quite on a level with a fourth-year student's, on the level (colloq.)

honest(ly), e. g. Is he on the level?

level adj 1) having a flat, horizontal surface, as level road, level ground; to make a surface level; 2) even, well-balanced, steady, as

to speak in a level voice, e. g. He has a level head (is level-headed), syn. flat.

level vf 1) to make level or flat, as to level a building (a village, a city) to the ground, e. g. The German fascists levelled many