Idiom
take the meaning
Meaning
To interpret someone's argument.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I take your meaning, but I still disagree.”
“She explained the new policy clearly so that everyone would take her meaning without any confusion.”
“Although he spoke in vague metaphors, the audience eventually took his meaning and understood the gravity of the situation.”
Examples
simple
“I take your meaning, but I still disagree.”
contextual
“She explained the new policy clearly so that everyone would take her meaning without any confusion.”
complex
“Although he spoke in vague metaphors, the audience eventually took his meaning and understood the gravity of the situation.”
Origin
From take + the + meaning.
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