take stock
English
Verb
take stock (third-person singular simple present takes stock, present participle taking stock, simple past took stock, past participle taken stock)
- (idiomatic) To scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation.
- 1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics
- At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take stock of the results obtained by previous explorers of the same field.
- 2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, "Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide," New York Times
- In 2009, he underwent heart surgery for an aortic valve replacement at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, an event that Mr. Williams said caused him to take stock of his life.
- 2021 May 5, Drachinifel, Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?, archived from the original on 19 August 2022, retrieved 31 August 2022, 42:53 from the start:
- […] and the pillar of smoke which had recently begun to dissipate, as many of the fires amidships had been smothered by the onrushing water, was replaced by a vast mushroom cloud of steam, smoke, flame, and debris as the magazines detonated. In the pall of this apocalyptic destruction, the U.S. fleet takes stock.
- 1882, Leslie Stephen, The Science of Ethics
Synonyms
- take inventory
Related terms
- stocktaking
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Anagrams
- stock-take, stocktake