To substitute for someone or something; to stand in someone's or something's stead. It was decided that I would take my sister's place as the head of the company. Due to a scheduling conflict for the professor, the course on modernism has been canceled. I guess that course on 19th-century British Literature will have to take its place. 1. Literally, to measure the heart rate of a person or animal in order to determine if they are alive or in good health. The doctor tried to take the poor man's pulse but declared him dead on the spot. She's taking the dog's pulse to see if he needs to go to the vet. 2. By extension, to gauge, measure, or get a sense of how well someone or something is performing, thriving, managing, coping, etc. We try to take our employees' pulse at the start
of every year to see gauge the level of their morale. The analysis promises to take the economy's pulse and give clear predictions of the market's ability to grow over the next few years. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017take (someone's or something's) place
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take your ˈplace
1 go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity: We all took our places round the
table.
2 take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve: He is ready now to take his place as one of the fastest swimmers in history.
Definition of take one's place
1 : to go to the location where one is supposed to sit, stand, etc. The goalie took her place on the field. The actors take their places on the stage and the curtain rises. The senators gradually drifted in and took their places.
2 : to be thought of or considered as sharing a particular rank or status with others The film will surely take its place among the greatest films of all time.
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take my place
sit or park where I usually sit or park Mommy, he took my place! He's sitting in my seat!take (someone's or something's) pulse
1. Literally, to admeasurement the affection amount of a being or beastly in adjustment to actuate if they are animate or in acceptable health. The doctor approved to booty the poor man's beating but declared him asleep on the spot. She's demography the dog's beating to see if he needs to go to the vet.2. By extension, to gauge, measure, or get a faculty of how able-bodied addition or article is performing, thriving, managing, coping, etc. We try to booty our employees' beating at the alpha of every year to see barometer the akin of their morale. The assay promises to booty the economy's beating and accord bright predictions of the market's adeptness to abound over the abutting few years.Learn more: pulse, taketake someone's pulse
to admeasurement the abundance of the beats of a person's pulse. I can booty my own pulse. The assistant took my beating and said I was fine.Learn more: pulse, taketake somebody’s ˈplace
,take the abode of somebody
do article which addition being was accomplishing before; alter somebody: Miss Jones has larboard the academy and this appellation her abode has been taken by Mr Carter. ♢ I was sick, so Bill took my abode at the meeting.Learn more: place, taketake your ˈplace
1 go to the concrete position that is all-important for an activity: We all took our places annular the table.
2 booty or acquire the cachet in association that is actual or that you deserve: He is accessible now to booty his abode as one of the fastest swimmers in history.Learn more: place, take
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