Idiom
take stock
Meaning
To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I need to take stock of my life and set new goals.”
“After the project failed, the team paused to take stock of their mistakes before starting again.”
“Following the sudden market shift, the board of directors met to take stock of the company's financial position and long-term strategy.”
Examples
simple
“I need to take stock of my life and set new goals.”
contextual
“After the project failed, the team paused to take stock of their mistakes before starting again.”
complex
“Following the sudden market shift, the board of directors met to take stock of the company's financial position and long-term strategy.”
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