How do you sign “Take” in ASL?
TAKE: TAKE in American Sign Language (ASL) means to get something into your possession. Watch the video and animation below to see it signed.


When do you use the sign TAKE?
TAKE grabs cookies, chances, and the last seat on the bus. With GIVE it completes the exchange pair, moving things in the opposite direction. Take-a-break and take-your-time idioms give it range beyond the literal grab.
Lesson 29 of the challenge teaches it in Book 1.
📖 TAKE is taught in Lesson 29 of ASLI 1: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →

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