Words similar to took

Example sentences for: took

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Credit goes to sister Donatella, who took over Versace.
He misdirected us, and so we came By a long route, which took us through a caveFilled with the lapping of a distant wave.Our confidence already on the waneWe wandered, wondering, ever more in wantOf knowing where the true way really went.
The paper GRE and GMAT took five hours; nursing exams, two days.
He took the name George I, King of the Hellenes, and remained in power for 50 years until his assassination in 1913.
Extending from the city’s walls is the Aqueduto da Amoreira, an aqueduct some 7 km (4 miles) long that took 124 years to complete.