diff --git a/torch_np/_detail/implementations.py b/torch_np/_detail/implementations.py
index 62c0a2e5..6df0aba6 100644
--- a/torch_np/_detail/implementations.py
+++ b/torch_np/_detail/implementations.py
@@ -743,6 +743,14 @@ def take_along_dim(tensor, t_indices, axis):
     return result
 
 
+def take(tensor, t_indices, axis):
+    (tensor,), axis = _util.axis_none_ravel(tensor, axis=axis)
+    axis = _util.normalize_axis_index(axis, tensor.ndim)
+    idx = (slice(None),) * axis + (t_indices, ...)
+    result = tensor[idx]
+    return result
+
+
 def put_along_dim(tensor, t_indices, t_values, axis):
     (tensor,), axis = _util.axis_none_ravel(tensor, axis=axis)
     axis = _util.normalize_axis_index(axis, tensor.ndim)
diff --git a/torch_np/_ndarray.py b/torch_np/_ndarray.py
index 8cecd76b..f99f7c86 100644
--- a/torch_np/_ndarray.py
+++ b/torch_np/_ndarray.py
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ def __setitem__(self, index, value):
         value = _helpers.ndarrays_to_tensors(value)
         return self.tensor.__setitem__(index, value)
 
+    def take(*a, **kw):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
 
 # This is the ideally the only place which talks to ndarray directly.
 # The rest goes through asarray (preferred) or array.
diff --git a/torch_np/_wrapper.py b/torch_np/_wrapper.py
index 1a9ed8d6..565cb102 100644
--- a/torch_np/_wrapper.py
+++ b/torch_np/_wrapper.py
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ def asfarray():
     raise NotImplementedError
 
 
-# ### put/take_along_axis ###
+# ### put/take et al ###
 
 
 @normalizer
@@ -824,6 +824,16 @@ def take_along_axis(arr: ArrayLike, indices: ArrayLike, axis):
     return result
 
 
+@normalizer
+def take(a: ArrayLike, indices: ArrayLike, axis=None, out=None, mode="raise"):
+    if out is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"{out=}")
+    if mode != "raise":
+        raise NotImplementedError(f"{mode=}")
+    result = _impl.take(a, indices, axis)
+    return result
+
+
 @normalizer
 def put_along_axis(arr: ArrayLike, indices: ArrayLike, values: ArrayLike, axis):
     # modify the argument in-place : here `arr` is `arr._tensor` of the orignal `arr` argument
diff --git a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_indexing.py b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_indexing.py
index 2867ec56..d083a480 100644
--- a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_indexing.py
+++ b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_indexing.py
@@ -1053,9 +1053,8 @@ def test_non_integer_argument_errors(self):
 
         assert_raises(TypeError, np.reshape, a, (1., 1., -1))
         assert_raises(TypeError, np.reshape, a, (np.array(1.), -1))
-        pytest.xfail("XXX: take not implemented")
         assert_raises(TypeError, np.take, a, [0], 1.)
-        assert_raises(TypeError, np.take, a, [0], np.float64(1.))
+        assert_raises((TypeError, RuntimeError), np.take, a, [0], np.float64(1.))
 
     @pytest.mark.skip(
         reason=(
@@ -1089,7 +1088,6 @@ def test_bool_as_int_argument_errors(self):
         # array is thus also deprecated, but not with the same message:
         assert_warns(DeprecationWarning, operator.index, np.True_)
 
-        pytest.xfail("XXX: take not implemented")
         assert_raises(TypeError, np.take, args=(a, [0], False))
 
         pytest.skip("torch consumes boolean tensors as ints, no bother raising here")
@@ -1138,8 +1136,7 @@ def test_array_to_index_error(self):
         # so no exception is expected. The raising is effectively tested above.
         a = np.array([[[1]]])
 
-        pytest.xfail("XXX: take not implemented")
-        assert_raises(TypeError, np.take, a, [0], a)
+        assert_raises((TypeError, RuntimeError), np.take, a, [0], a)
 
         pytest.skip(
             "Multi-dimensional tensors are indexable just as long as they only "
diff --git a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_multiarray.py b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_multiarray.py
index 4e513a4a..68100d4c 100644
--- a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_multiarray.py
+++ b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_multiarray.py
@@ -4179,63 +4179,48 @@ def test_kwargs(self):
             np.putmask(a=x, values=[-1, -2],  mask=[0, 1])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason='TODO')
 class TestTake:
     def tst_basic(self, x):
         ind = list(range(x.shape[0]))
-        assert_array_equal(x.take(ind, axis=0), x)
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, ind, axis=0), x)
 
     def test_ip_types(self):
-        unchecked_types = [bytes, str, np.void]
-
         x = np.random.random(24)*100
-        x.shape = 2, 3, 4
+        x = np.reshape(x, (2, 3, 4))
         for types in np.sctypes.values():
             for T in types:
-                if T not in unchecked_types:
-                    self.tst_basic(x.copy().astype(T))
-
-            # Also test string of a length which uses an untypical length
-            self.tst_basic(x.astype("S3"))
+                self.tst_basic(x.copy().astype(T))
 
     def test_raise(self):
         x = np.random.random(24)*100
-        x.shape = 2, 3, 4
-        assert_raises(IndexError, x.take, [0, 1, 2], axis=0)
-        assert_raises(IndexError, x.take, [-3], axis=0)
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([-1], axis=0)[0], x[1])
+        x = np.reshape(x, (2, 3, 4))
+        assert_raises(IndexError, np.take, x, [0, 1, 2], axis=0)
+        assert_raises(IndexError, np.take, x, [-3], axis=0)
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, [-1], axis=0)[0], x[1])
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="XXX: take(..., mode='clip')")
     def test_clip(self):
         x = np.random.random(24)*100
-        x.shape = 2, 3, 4
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([-1], axis=0, mode='clip')[0], x[0])
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([2], axis=0, mode='clip')[0], x[1])
+        x = np.reshape(x, (2, 3, 4))
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, [-1], axis=0, mode='clip')[0], x[0])
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, [2], axis=0, mode='clip')[0], x[1])
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="XXX: take(..., mode='wrap')")
     def test_wrap(self):
         x = np.random.random(24)*100
-        x.shape = 2, 3, 4
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([-1], axis=0, mode='wrap')[0], x[1])
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([2], axis=0, mode='wrap')[0], x[0])
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([3], axis=0, mode='wrap')[0], x[1])
-
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('dtype', ('>i4', '<i4'))
-    def test_byteorder(self, dtype):
-        x = np.array([1, 2, 3], dtype)
-        assert_array_equal(x.take([0, 2, 1]), [1, 3, 2])
-
-    def test_record_array(self):
-        # Note mixed byteorder.
-        rec = np.array([(-5, 2.0, 3.0), (5.0, 4.0, 3.0)],
-                      dtype=[('x', '<f8'), ('y', '>f8'), ('z', '<f8')])
-        rec1 = rec.take([1])
-        assert_(rec1['x'] == 5.0 and rec1['y'] == 4.0)
+        x = np.reshape(x, (2, 3, 4))
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, [-1], axis=0, mode='wrap')[0], x[1])
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, [2], axis=0, mode='wrap')[0], x[0])
+        assert_array_equal(np.take(x, [3], axis=0, mode='wrap')[0], x[1])
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="XXX: take(out=...)")
     def test_out_overlap(self):
         # gh-6272 check overlap on out
         x = np.arange(5)
         y = np.take(x, [1, 2, 3], out=x[2:5], mode='wrap')
         assert_equal(y, np.array([1, 2, 3]))
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="XXX: take(out=...)")
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('shape', [(1, 2), (1,), ()])
     def test_ret_is_out(self, shape):
         # 0d arrays should not be an exception to this rule
diff --git a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_numeric.py b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_numeric.py
index 0d1b01ab..a0c17d35 100644
--- a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_numeric.py
+++ b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/core/test_numeric.py
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ def test_sum(self):
 
         assert_equal(tgt, out)
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason="TODO implement take(...)")
     def test_take(self):
         tgt = [2, 3, 5]
         indices = [1, 2, 4]
diff --git a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/lib/test_arraysetops.py b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/lib/test_arraysetops.py
index 67493abe..81812f60 100644
--- a/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/lib/test_arraysetops.py
+++ b/torch_np/tests/numpy_tests/lib/test_arraysetops.py
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ def test_unique_axis_list(self):
         assert_array_equal(unique(inp, axis=0), unique(inp_arr, axis=0), msg)
         assert_array_equal(unique(inp, axis=1), unique(inp_arr, axis=1), msg)
 
-    @pytest.mark.xfail(reason='TODO: implement take')
     def test_unique_axis(self):
         types = []
         types.extend(np.typecodes['AllInteger'])
@@ -857,6 +856,15 @@ def _run_axis_tests(self, dtype):
         result = np.array([[0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 0], [0, 0, 1], [0, 1, 0]])
         assert_array_equal(unique(data, axis=1), result.astype(dtype), msg)
 
+        pytest.xfail("torch has different unique ordering behaviour")
+        # e.g.
+        #
+        #     >>> x = np.array([[[1, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 0], [0, 0]]])
+        #     >>> np.unique(x, axis=2)
+        #    [[1, 1], [0, 1]], [[1, 0], [0, 0]]
+        #     >>> torch.unique(torch.as_tensor(x), dim=2)
+        #    [[1, 1], [1, 0]], [[0, 1], [0, 0]]
+        #
         msg = 'Unique with 3d array and axis=2 failed'
         data3d = np.array([[[1, 1],
                             [1, 0]],