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Takes is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Takes in a sentence

Related words

Takes | Take | Takeshita | Takeshi | Takesha | Takeshima | Takesue

Takes meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of take

Using Takes

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of take
  • In the example corpus, takes often appears in combinations such as: it takes, takes place, takes the.

Context around Takes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

installation 3× comedy 1× journey 1× sport 1× four 1× writer 1× garp 1× partition 1× violence 1× redemption 1×

Often after:

half 1× longer 1× exactly 1× five 1× off 1× star 1× hold 1× ages 1× gigi 1× dolin 1×

Sentence patterns with Takes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a journey takes along the 1× a writer takes off and 1× adelaide it takes just over 1× and she takes dolin out 1× any profession takes time 1× as it takes ages to 1× as it takes to find 1× as violence takes hold of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as his career 1× but partition takes 1× for example if 1× how long that 1× if engine installation 1× if it takes 1×

Common sentence endings:

a next step 1× ages to dry 1× along the way 1× deck building genre 1× dolin out instead 1× during the holidays 1×

Words around Takes

Just before it in the word index:

takeru 4 takers 168 taker 181 takeovers 70 takeover 943 takeouts 7

Just after it in the word index:

takesha 2 takeshi 37 takeshima 2 takeshita 67 takesue 2 taketh 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

son 16.395 related 16.369 lives 16.363 matter 16.358 involved 16.353 killed 16.298

Corpus analysis for Takes

  • In this selection, "takes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, installation, comedy, journey, half, longer and exactly stand out and add context to how "takes" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a journey takes along the and a writer takes off and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "takes" sits close to words such as son, related and lives, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with takes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

If it takes time it takes time. (7 words)

This takes time, the same way that expertise in any profession takes time. (13 words)

How long that takes and what form that redemption takes is a question for the ages. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Janine Nabers and Donald Glover's hit show takes a jab at stan culture by parodying a specific fandom, following the unruly heights one fan, Dre (Dominique Fishback), takes to get close to her favorite pop star and deal with her haters. (42 words)

Netflix is expected to suffer a second year of falling subscriber numbers in the UK in 2023 as the cost of living crisis takes its toll and the streaming giant’s new cheaper, ad-supported service takes time to win over users. (42 words)

The new comedy takes a grounded-yet-satirical look into what it takes to make a major motion picture in a big-budget comic book franchise, including all of the many speed bumps such a journey takes along the way. (40 words)

Question examples

We give greatly to sport, but does sport give anything back or is it a one-sided relationship (where sport takes, takes, takes)? (23 words)

Exclamation examples

Off the ropes, suicide dive takes Gigi out, Jacy off the apron with a cannonball but Roxanne isn’t ther and she takes Dolin out instead! (26 words)

Example sentences (20)

It takes a team to create a performance like that, but it takes a player to play at that level - to play at an MVP level - it takes a player to play that way.

The new comedy takes a grounded-yet-satirical look into what it takes to make a major motion picture in a big-budget comic book franchise, including all of the many speed bumps such a journey takes along the way.

We give greatly to sport, but does sport give anything back or is it a one-sided relationship (where sport takes, takes, takes)?

Some have found it takes the average person 11 weeks, some have found it takes half the length of the relationship itself, some have found it takes longer if it was a marriage that ended.

For example, if a player who has bid four takes exactly 4 tricks, he scores 14. If he takes 5 tricks, he scores 5. If he takes 3 tricks, he scores -10.

If engine installation takes 20 minutes, hood installation takes five minutes, and wheels installation takes 10 minutes, then a car can be produced every 35 minutes.

As his career as a writer takes off and he marries Helen, Garp takes the time to regularly return to visit his mother.

But Partition takes “star-crossed lovers” to a new level as violence takes hold of Lahore, threatening to leave no person untouched by the impending split that would result in Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.

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How long that takes and what form that redemption takes is a question for the ages.

If it takes time it takes time.

In Melbourne it takes 11.4 years and in Brisbane and Adelaide it takes just over 10 years.

It takes up space and time, it's a bit of an eyesore, and your laundry is left smelling unpleasantly mildewy as it takes ages to dry.

Janine Nabers and Donald Glover's hit show takes a jab at stan culture by parodying a specific fandom, following the unruly heights one fan, Dre (Dominique Fishback), takes to get close to her favorite pop star and deal with her haters.

Netflix is expected to suffer a second year of falling subscriber numbers in the UK in 2023 as the cost of living crisis takes its toll and the streaming giant’s new cheaper, ad-supported service takes time to win over users.

Off the ropes, suicide dive takes Gigi out, Jacy off the apron with a cannonball but Roxanne isn’t ther and she takes Dolin out instead!

Planning this next step not only takes time, it takes an acknowledgment that we will eventually need a next step.

The game also takes quite a few risks with its combat, crafting a peculiar system that takes ideas from the deck-building genre.

The McCanns prepare to mark 10 years since their daughter’s disappearance with a BBC interview in which they vow to do “whatever it takes for as long as it takes” to find her.

The superhero movie came out in 1992 and is a follow-up to the movie 1989 takes us deeper into Tim Burton's dark, gothic vision of Gotham City and takes place during the holidays.

This takes time, the same way that expertise in any profession takes time.

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Common combinations with takes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "takes" in a sentence?
An example: "It takes a team to create a performance like that, but it takes a player to play at that level - to play at an MVP level - it takes a player to play that way." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "takes" from authentic English texts.
What does "takes" mean?
Takes means: third-person singular simple present indicative of take
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