take the field

verb

To go out onto the playing field.

“The national anthem having been played, both teams took the field and prepared for play.”

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Meanings

verbtake the field (third-person singular simple present takes the field, present participle taking the field, simple past took the field, past participle taken the field)

present singular third person takes the field · participle present taking the field · past took the field · participle past taken the field

  1. figurativelyliterallyTo go out onto the playing field.

    The national anthem having been played, both teams took the field and prepared for play.

    Synonyms: take to the field

  2. figurativelyTo begin military operations.

    Synonyms: take to the field

  3. hobbiesTo stake one's money against the favourite, taking the chances of the field against the chance of one horse.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo go out onto the playing field.

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take to the field

verbTo begin military operations.

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take to the field

More synonyms by meaning

verbgo on a campaign; go off to war

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

take the field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20field

MLA

“take the field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20field. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take the field,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20the%20field.

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