(figuratively) To withdraw temporarily from a situation in order to evaluate it; to cease one's course of action and take a moment to reflect on it; to try and gain some perspective.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take at face value

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take one's hook

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take holy orders

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take the red pill

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take a ride to Tyburn

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take a bite out of

To bite into something once for the purpose of eating. / (idiomatic) To reduce something by removing or completing part or all of it.

An expression used when parting, especially to a sick person

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take the red eye