Buses, pills, and ten minutes all get taken

Where the picture shows up in take

1. 1

   carry it in hand

   Take this form to the counter.

   teɪk ðɪs fɔːrm tuː ðə ˈkaʊntər

   Bring this form over to the counter.

   Holding the form in your hand and walking it over to the counter.

2. 2

   grab a ride

   I take the bus to work.

   aɪ teɪk ðə bʌs tuː wɜːrk

   I go to work by bus.

   Picking one bus out of the line of traffic and stepping onto it.

3. 3

   grab your minutes

   It takes about ten minutes.

   ɪt teɪks əˈbaʊt ten ˈmɪnɪts

   It's about a ten-minute job.

   Ten minutes of sand draining out of an hourglass.

   Here the task is the one grabbing — that's why the subject isn't a person.

4. 4

   put it inside you

   Take your medicine after meals.

   teɪk jʊr ˈmedɪsən ˈæftər miːlz

   Have your medicine after meals.

   Pinching a pill between your fingers and putting it in your mouth.

5. 5

   claim it for yourself

   She took the day off.

   ʃiː tʊk ðə deɪ ɔːf

   She had the day off.

   Tearing one day off the calendar and keeping it for yourself.