Definitions

take it

VERB

accept, endure

Synonyms

WEAK

acknowledge agree bear with bite the bullet capitulate don't make waves don't rock the boat face the music go along with grin and bear it hang tough live with play the game put up with sit still for stand for stick it out stomach submit to suffer swallow take take one's lumps take one's medicine tolerate

Example Sentences

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"There's no reason why people can't put it into a bag and take it home with them."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

We take it day by day, week by week, like adults who have finally accepted that certainty is an illusion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“You’re not going to take it off-road, you’re not going to go do anything interesting with it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They’re very frugal and save a lot, yet they also have a “can’t take it with us” mindset.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Opal is having a baby, and I might have to take it.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff