take stock (of something)
- take stock (of something)
take stock (of something) phrase
to spend some time thinking about the situation that you are in before you decide what to do next
Millie felt she needed to stop and take stock of her life.
Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about things
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take ˈstock (of sth) idiom
to stop and think carefully about the way in which a particular situation is developing in order to decide what to do next
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It was time to stand back and take stock of his career.
Useful english dictionary.
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take stock of something — take stock (of (something)) to examine a situation carefully. After two days of record snowfalls, millions of Americans began digging out and taking stock of storm damage … New idioms dictionary
take stock of — take stock (of (something)) to examine a situation carefully. After two days of record snowfalls, millions of Americans began digging out and taking stock of storm damage … New idioms dictionary
take stock — (of (something)) to examine a situation carefully. After two days of record snowfalls, millions of Americans began digging out and taking stock of storm damage … New idioms dictionary
take stock — verb 1. to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail (Freq. 1) he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror • Syn: ↑size up, ↑scrutinize, ↑scrutinise • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrutiniser ( … Useful english dictionary
take stock of — take account of the stock of; take inventory of; verify and confirm the facts regarding something … English contemporary dictionary
To take stock — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take stock in — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To take stock of — Stock Stock (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick; akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw. stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.] 1. The stem … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take stock — verb to scrutinize or size up something; to assess a situation Syn: take inventory See Also: stocktaking … Wiktionary
stock — stock1 W3S3 [stɔk US sta:k] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a shop)¦ 2¦(finance)¦ 3¦(amount available)¦ 4¦(supplies)¦ 5 take stock (of something) 6¦(cooking)¦ 7¦(gun)¦ 8¦(animals)¦ 9 the stocks 10 somebody s stock is high/low … Dictionary of contemporary English
