Sentence:  For example , the marksman gets 5 shots , but we <WSD>take</WSD> his score to be the number of shots before his first bull's-eye , that is , 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ( or 5 , if he gets no bull's-eye ) . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression