take+measures
1take measures — index frame (formulate), perpetrate, plan, plot, provide (arrange for) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
2take measures — To adopt means to gain an end • • • Main Entry: ↑measure …
3take measures — take precautions, think out well …
4take measures against — take precautions against …
5To take measures — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… …
6take action against culprits — take measures against people responsible for a crime …
7measures — n. 1) to carry out, take measures 2) coercive; compulsory; draconian; drastic, harsh, stern, stringent; emergency; extreme, radical; preventive, prophylactic; safety, security; stopgap, temporary measures 3) measures to + inf. (we took measures… …
8take order — phrasal archaic : to take suitable measures : make arrangements whiles I take order for mine own affairs Shakespeare * * * take order (obsolete) To take measures or steps • • • Main Entry: ↑order …
9take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …
10take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …
