take down
verb
take down is spelled T-A-K-E-D-O-W-N: 8 letters. As a verb, take down means “To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in take down?
| Letters | 8: T-A-K-E-D-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you pronounce take down?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-take_down.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with take down
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: takedown (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of take down
- takes down present, singular, he/she/it
- taking down participle, present
- took down past
- taken down participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does take down mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
He took down the picture and replaced it with the framed photograph.
- 2
To remove something from a hanging position.
We need to take down the curtains to be cleaned.
- 3
To remove something from a website.
We must take this fake news item down today.
- 4
To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.
If you have a pen, you can take down my phone number.
- 5
To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
When everything else is packed, we can take down the tent.
- 6
To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
The doctor asked me to take down my trousers.
- 7
To arrest someone or to place them in detention.
You have been found guilty. Take the prisoner down.
- 8
To swallow.
I took down the medicine and soon felt better.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Take down in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décrocher , dépendre , noter , démonter , baisser |
| German | herunternehmen, abnehmen, abmachen , abhängen , runternehmen |
| Spanish | descolgar , anotar, apuntar , desmontar , bajarse , derribar |
| Portuguese | derrubar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.