2. (noun) reason, purpose, cause, origin, root, stump, source, beginning.
He tokomaha tonu ngā Māori kei te tāone e noho ana, nō reira hoki tētahi take i tika ai kia tū te mīhana ki reira (TP 7/1913:6). / There are quite a lot of Māori living in town, so that's a reason why it's appropriate that the mission be established there.
Synonyms: rarau, akaaka, weri, mea, takunetanga, tāmore, kaupapa, hoaketanga, aronga, tātai, whāinga, koronga, tikanga, kunenga, orokohanganga, pī, ūkaipō, pūtake, mātāwai, orokohanga, ahunga, pū, toi, pūnga, takenga
3. (noun) topic, subject, matter, issue, concern.
Nā ngā mahi ātete ā-tinana i ngā kairūri i roto i Te Urewera, i tau ai te mōrearea ki runga i ngā take whenua (TTR 1994:11). / In the Urewera physical resistance to the surveyors engendered a sense of alarm over the land issues.
4. (noun) claim, right.
See also take tuku, take raupatu, take tupuna, take whenua kite
Synonyms: ake, tika, tikanga, heipū, tōtika, matatika, tonu, mōtika, matau
5. (noun) base, foot (of a hill, etc.).
Tāpukea ngā take o ngā rākau ki te maniua, engari kia tūpato kei hutihutia ngā pakiaka (TP 6/1908:11). / Cover round the bases of the trees with manure but be careful not to pull up the roots.
6. (noun) plan.
Ka māharahara te iwi rā ki te take e mate ai taua ngārara i a rātou (JPS 1894:166). / The people thought about a plan by which they might killed that reptile.
Synonyms: whakakaupapa, kaupapa, tikanga, tātai, whakangārahu, mahere, whakatakoto, whakamahere, hoahoa, pēwheatanga, whakatakotoranga, whakaaro, tītakataka
