take the meaning

verb

To interpret someone's argument.

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get the meaning
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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticTo interpret someone's argument.

    Synonyms: get the meaning

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo interpret someone's argument.

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get the meaning
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be withget the meaning

Origin

From take + the + meaning.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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