The difference between Catch and Take

When used as nouns, catch means the act of seizing or capturing, whereas take means the or an act of taking.

When used as verbs, catch means to capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape), whereas take means to get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. to seize or capture. to catch or get possession of (fish or game). to catch the ball.

check bellow for the other definitions of Catch and Take

  1. Catch as a noun (countable):

    The act of seizing or capturing.

    Examples:

    "The catch of the perpetrator was the product of a year of police work."

  2. Catch as a noun (countable):

    The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.

    Examples:

    "The player made an impressive catch."

    "Nice catch!"

  3. Catch as a noun (countable):

    The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.

    Examples:

    "Good catch. I never would have remembered that."

  4. Catch as a noun (uncountable):

    The game of catching a ball.

    Examples:

    "The kids love to play catch."

  5. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

    Examples:

    "Did you see his latest catch?"

    "He's a good catch."

  6. Catch as a noun (countable):

    Something which is captured or caught.

    Examples:

    "The fishermen took pictures of their catch."

    "The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish."

  7. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

    Examples:

    "She installed a sturdy catch to keep her cabinets closed tight."

  8. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.

    Examples:

    "There was a catch in his voice when he spoke his father's name."

  9. Catch as a noun (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct):

    A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.

    Examples:

    "It sounds like a great idea, but what's the catch?"

    "Be careful, that's a catch question."

  10. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.

    Examples:

    "I bent over to see under the table and got a catch in my side."

  11. Catch as a noun (countable):

    A fragment of music or poetry.

  12. Catch as a noun (obsolete):

    A state of readiness to capture or seize; an ambush.

  13. Catch as a noun (countable, agriculture):

    A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.

  14. Catch as a noun (obsolete):

    A type of strong boat, usually having two masts; a ketch.

  15. Catch as a noun (countable, music):

    A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.

  16. Catch as a noun (countable, music):

    The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.

  17. Catch as a noun (countable, cricket, baseball):

    The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

  18. Catch as a noun (countable, cricket):

    A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.

  19. Catch as a noun (countable, rowing):

    The first contact of an oar with the water.

  20. Catch as a noun (countable, phonetics):

    A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.

  21. Catch as a noun:

    Passing opportunities seized; snatches.

  22. Catch as a noun:

    A slight remembrance; a trace.

  1. Catch as a verb:

    To capture, overtake. To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive. To marry or enter into a similar relationship with. To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc. To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for. To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something). To travel by means of. To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)

    Examples:

    "I hope I catch a fish.  nowrap He ran but we caught him at the exit.  nowrap The police caught the robber at a nearby casino."

    "If he catches you on the chin, you'll be on the mat."

    "If you leave now you might catch him.  nowrap I would love to have dinner but I have to catch a plane."

    "He was caught on video robbing the bank.  nowrap He was caught in the act of stealing a biscuit."

    "'catch the bus"

  2. Catch as a verb:

    To seize hold of. To grab, seize, take hold of. To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep. To grip or entangle. To be held back or impeded. To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process. To have something be held back or impeded. To make a grasping or snatching motion (at). Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to. To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke. To germinate and set down roots. To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore. To handle an exception.

    Examples:

    "I caught her by the arm and turned her to face me."

    "I have to stop for a moment and catch my breath.  nowrap I caught some Z's on the train."

    "My leg was caught in a tree-root."

    "Be careful your dress doesn't catch on that knob.  nowrap His voice caught when he came to his father's name."

    "Push it in until it catches.  nowrap The engine finally caught and roared to life."

    "I caught my heel on the threshold."

    "He caught at the railing as he fell."

    "The fire spread slowly until it caught the eaves of the barn."

    "The seeds caught and grew."

    "When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file."

  3. Catch as a verb:

    To intercept. To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). To seize (an opportunity) when it occurs. To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce. To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.

    Examples:

    "I will throw you the ball, and you catch it.  nowrap Watch me catch this raisin in my mouth."

    "Townsend hit 29 before he was caught by Wilson."

    "He caught the last three innings."

  4. Catch as a verb:

    To receive (by being in the way). To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.). To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure. To be infected by (an illness). To spread by infection or similar means. To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.). To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection. To be hit by something. To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish. To get pregnant.

    Examples:

    "You're going to catch a beating if they find out."

    "The sunlight caught the leaves and the trees turned to gold.  nowrap Her hair was caught by the light breeze."

    "Everyone seems to be catching the flu this week."

    "The bucket catches water from the downspout.  nowrap The trees caught quickly in the dry wind."

    "She finally caught the mood of the occasion."

    "He caught a bullet in the back of the head last year."

    "Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do."

  5. Catch as a verb:

    To take in with one's senses or intellect. To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment). To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.

    Examples:

    "Did you catch his name?  nowrap Did you catch the way she looked at him?"

    "I have some free time tonight so I think I'll catch a movie."

    "You've really caught his determination in this sketch."

  6. Catch as a verb:

    To seize attention, interest. To charm or entrance. To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).

    Examples:

    "He managed to catch her attention.  nowrap The enormous scarf did catch my eye."

  7. Catch as a verb:

    To obtain or experience

  1. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. To seize or capture. To catch or get possession of (fish or game). To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it. To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off. To exact. To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.

    Examples:

    "They took Charlton's gun from his cold, dead hands."

    "I'll take that plate off the table."

    "'take the guards prisoner"

    "'take prisoners"

    "After a bloody battle, they were able to take the city."

    "'took ten catfish in one afternoon"

    "Billy took her pencil."

    "'take a toll"

    "'take revenge"

    "'took the next two tricks"

    "'took Smith's rook"

  2. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation. To accept and follow (advice, etc). To receive into some relationship. To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).

    Examples:

    "'took third place"

    "'took bribes"

    "The camera takes 35mm film."

    "The store doesn't take checks."

    "She wouldn't take any money for her help."

    "Do you take credit?"

    "The vending machine only takes bills, it doesn't take coins."

    "'take my advice"

    "'take a wife"

    "The school only takes new students in the fall."

    "The therapist wouldn't take him as a client."

  3. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To remove. To remove or end by death; to kill. To subtract.

    Examples:

    "'take two eggs from the carton"

    "The earthquake took many lives."

    "The plague took rich and poor alike."

    "Cancer took her life."

    "He took his life last night."

    "'take one from three and you are left with two"

  4. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To have sex with.

  5. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.

    Examples:

    "Don't try to take that guy. He's bigger than you."

    "The woman guarding us looks like a professional, but I can take her!"

  6. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To grasp or grip.

    Examples:

    "He took her hand in his."

  7. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To select or choose; to pick.

    Examples:

    "'Take whichever bag you like."

    "She took the best men with her and left the rest to garrison the city."

    "I'll take the blue plates."

    "I'll take two sugars in my coffee, please."

  8. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To adopt (select) as one's own.

    Examples:

    "She took his side in every argument."

    "'take a stand on the important issues"

  9. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To carry or lead (something or someone). To transport or carry; to convey to another place. To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching. To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around. To escort or conduct (a person). To go.

    Examples:

    "She took her sword with her everywhere she went."

    "I'll take the plate with me."

    "The next bus will take you to Metz."

    "I took him for a ride"

    "I took him down to London."

    "These stairs take you down to the basement."

    "Stone Street took us right past the store."

    "She took the steps two or three at a time/"

    "He took the curve / corner too fast."

    "The pony took every hedge and fence in its path."

    "He took her to lunch at the new restaurant, took her to the movies, and then took her home."

  10. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To use as a means of transportation.

    Examples:

    "'take the ferry"

    "I took a plane."

    "He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."

    "He's 96 but he still takes the stairs."

  11. Take as a verb (obsolete):

    To visit; to include in a course of travel.

  12. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To obtain for use by payment or lease. To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.

    Examples:

    "She took a condo at the beach for the summer."

    "He took a full-page ad in the Times."

    "They took two magazines."

    "I used to take The Sunday Times."

  13. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To consume. To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest. To partake of (food or drink); to consume.

    Examples:

    "'take two of these and call me in the morning"

    "'take the blue pill"

    "I take aspirin every day to thin my blood."

    "The general took dinner at seven o'clock."

  14. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To experience, undergo, or endure. To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to. To experience or feel. To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure). To participate in. To suffer, to endure (a hardship or damage).

    Examples:

    "'take sun-baths"

    "'take a shower"

    "She made the decision to take chemotherapy."

    "She takes pride in her work."

    "I take offence at that."

    "to take a dislike"

    "to take pleasure in his opponent's death"

    "'took a pay cut"

    "'take a joke"

    "The hull took a lot of punishment before it broke."

    "I can take the noise, but I can't take the smell."

    "That truck bed will only take two tons."

    "She took a vacation to France but spent the whole time feeling miserable that her husband couldn't be there with her."

    "Aren't you supposed to take your math final today?"

    "Despite my misgivings, I decided to take a meeting with the Russian lawyer."

    "The ship took a direct hit and was destroyed."

    "Her career took a hit."

  15. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to change to a specified state or condition.

    Examples:

    "He had to take it apart to fix it."

    "She took down her opponent in two minutes."

  16. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To regard in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "He took the news badly."

  17. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.

    Examples:

    "'took the decision to close its last remaining outlet"

    "'took a dim view of city officials"

  18. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To understand (especially in a specified way).

    Examples:

    "Don't take my comments as an insult."

    "if she took my meaning"

  19. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).

    Examples:

    "He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work."

    "She took the blame, in the public's eyes, although the debacle was more her husband's fault than her own."

  20. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To believe, to accept the statements of.

    Examples:

    "'take her word for it"

    "'take him at his word"

  21. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

    Examples:

    "'take it from her comments she won't be there."

    "I took him to be a person of honor."

    "He was often taken to be a man of means."

    "Do you take me for a fool?"

    "Do you take me to be stupid?"

    "Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father."

  22. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).

    Examples:

    "I'm not sure what moral to take from that story."

  23. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.

    Examples:

    "As I Lay Dying" takes its title from Book XI of Homer's "Odyssey"

  24. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

    Examples:

    "'took a chill"

  25. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).

  26. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.

    Examples:

    "'took her fancy"

    "'took her attention"

  27. Take as a verb (transitive, of cloth, paper, etc):

    To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).

    Examples:

    "cloth that takes dye well"

    "paper that takes ink"

    "the leather that takes a certain kind of polish"

  28. Take as a verb (transitive, of a, ship):

    To let in (water).

  29. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To require.

    Examples:

    "It takes a while to get used to the smell."

    "Looks like it's gonna take a taller person to get that down."

    "Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime."

  30. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To proceed to fill.

    Examples:

    "He took a seat in the front row."

  31. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To fill, to use up (time or space).

    Examples:

    "Hunting that whale takes most of his free time."

    "His collection takes a lot of space."

    "The trip will take about ten minutes."

  32. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To avail oneself of.

    Examples:

    "He took that opportunity to leave France."

  33. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.

    Examples:

    "'take a walk"

    "'take action/steps/measures to fight drug abuse"

    "'take a trip"

    "'take aim"

    "'take the tempo slowly"

    "The kick is taken from where the foul occurred."

    "Pirès ran in to take the kick."

    "The throw-in is taken from the point where the ball crossed the touch-line."

  34. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To assume or perform (a form or role). To assume (a form). To perform (a role). To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).

    Examples:

    "'took the form of a duck"

    "'took shape"

    "a god taking the likeness of a bird"

    "'take the part of the villain/hero"

    "'take office"

    "'take the throne"

  35. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To bind oneself by.

    Examples:

    "he took the oath of office last night"

  36. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To move into.

    Examples:

    "the witness took the stand"

    "the next team took the field"

  37. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To go into, through, or along.

    Examples:

    "go down two blocks and take the next left"

    "'take the path of least resistance"

  38. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To have and use one's recourse to.

    Examples:

    "'take cover/shelter/refuge"

  39. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

    Examples:

    "'take her pulse / temperature / blood pressure"

    "'take a census"

  40. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.

    Examples:

    "He took a mental inventory of his supplies."

    "She took careful notes."

  41. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).

    Examples:

    "She took a video of their encounter."

    "Could you take a picture of us?"

    "The police took his fingerprints."

  42. Take as a verb (transitive, dated):

    To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).

    Examples:

    "The photographer will take you sitting down."

    "to take a group/scene"

  43. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

    Examples:

    "'took me for ten grand"

  44. Take as a verb (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course):

    To apply oneself to the study of.

    Examples:

    "As a child, she took ballet."

    "I plan to take math, physics, literature and flower arrangement this semester."

  45. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with.

    Examples:

    "'take matters as they arise"

  46. Take as a verb (transitive):

    To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.

    Examples:

    "I've had a lot of problems recently: take last Monday, for example. My car broke down on the way to work. Then ... etc."

  47. Take as a verb (transitive, baseball):

    To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

    Examples:

    "He'll probably take this one."

  48. Take as a verb (transitive, grammar):

    To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).

    Examples:

    "This verb takes the dative; that verb takes the genitive."

  49. Take as a verb (intransitive):

    To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

    Examples:

    "My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives."

  50. Take as a verb (intransitive):

    To engage, take hold or have effect. To adhere or be absorbed properly. To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to take root, take hold. To catch; to engage. To win acceptance, favor or favorable reception; to charm people. To have the intended effect.

    Examples:

    "the dye didn't take'"

    "not all grafts take'"

    "I started some tomato seeds last spring, but they didn't take."

  51. Take as a verb (intransitive):

    To become; to be affected in a specified way.

    Examples:

    "They took ill within 3 hours."

    "She took sick with the flu."

  52. Take as a verb (intransitive, possibly, dated):

    To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.

  53. Take as a verb (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed):

  54. Take as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).

  55. Take as a verb (transitive, obsolete, outside, dialects, and, slang):

    To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

    Examples:

    "He took me a blow on the head."

  1. Take as a noun:

    The or an act of taking.

  2. Take as a noun (in particular):

    Something that is taken; a haul. Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; profits. The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.

    Examples:

    "He wants half of the take if he helps with the job."

    "The mayor is on the take."

  3. Take as a noun:

    An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective.

    Examples:

    "What's your take on this issue, Fred?"

  4. Take as a noun:

    An approach, a (distinct) treatment.

    Examples:

    "a new take on a traditional dish"

  5. Take as a noun (film):

    A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.

    Examples:

    "It's a take."

    "Act seven, scene three, take two."

  6. Take as a noun (music):

    A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.

  7. Take as a noun:

    A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.

    Examples:

    "did a double-take and then a triple-take'"

    "I did a take when I saw the new car in the driveway."

  8. Take as a noun (medicine):

    An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.

  9. Take as a noun (rugby, cricket):

    A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).

  10. Take as a noun (printing):

    The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.

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