take away,
- remove, seize or capture, ex) The soldiers took the captives away.
take back,
- retract something you said, ex) I demand that you take back what you said.
take back,
- return an item to a store,
- ex) The dress my grandmother bought for me didn't fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for a pair of pants.
take down,
- write down what is said,
- Ex) Would you mind taking down my messages while I am on vacation?
take down,
- remove (from a high place),
- ex) The city government made the shop take down their bright, neon sign
- consider, view as,
- ex) Do you take me for an idiot?
- learing, ex) Are you taking in all of these phrasal verbs?
- deceive a person, ex) He was taken in by the con artist
- make smaller when sewing,
- ex) I lost weight, so I need to take some of my skirts to the tailor to have them taken in.
- when a plane or rocket leaves the ground,
- ex) My stomach felt funny when the plane took off.
- remove, ex) In many cultures, it is appropriate to take off your shoes when entering a house.
- leave work or school for a period of time,
- ex) I was sick last week, so I took a few days off of work.
- accept (responsibilities, work), ex) She has taken on too much responsibility in this project.
- take control of,
- ex) Who is going to take over the family bysiness when Aretha's father dies?
- take control of, ex) If the President is assassinated, the Vice-president will take over.
- accompany a person on a date (for dinner, the movies)
- ex) I can't meet you tonight becasuse I am taking Fernanda out to dinner.
- begin a bew hobby, ex) Have you taken up any new hobbies since you moved here?
- discuss (at a later date), ex) We should take this issue up in the meeting tomorrow.
- shorten a garment when sewing, ex) This dress is too long, I am going to take it up.
- occupy space, ex) This couch takes up too much space in the living room.
- (inf) to find (something) pleasing or attractive:
- He was very taken with the village and its inhabitants.
- to assume something without checking it or doing it:
- Can we take it as read that this has all been verified, or do we need to make further enquireies?
- to copy the way (someone) is reacting to a situation etc:
- Taking our cue from Bill, we all tried to look surprised at what Susan was saying.
- to believe (mistakenly) that (someone) is (someone or something else):
- I took you for your brother; I took him for an intelligent person.
- to trick, cheat ro deceive some one:
- He doesn't actually work for a charity at all, so the people who have sent him money have been taken for a ride.
- to become encouraged or more confident:
- The soldiers took heart when they heard that reinforcements were coming.
- to be able to bear suffering, trouble, difficulty etc:
- Tell me the bad bews. Don't worry, I can take it.
- 1. not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid usig much effort: Take it easy-you don't have to finish the job until tomorrow.
- 2. (usu in imperative) not to get upset, angry: Take it easy! There's no need to lose your temper.
- you can believe me when I say that:
- Take it form me-this company is heading for bankruptcy.
- (inf) to deal with events as they happen, not following any plan of action:
- I think we should offer him the job and take it from there.
- to accept something or refuse to accept it, without trying to alter what one is being offered, the person etc:
- I want $50 for tat coat-take it or leave it.
- (inf) to tire or exhaust (someone): The long walk really took it out of me.
- (inf) to be angry with or unpleasant to (someone) because one is angry, disapponted etc oneself:
- I know your're upset, but there's no need to take it out on me!
- to turn (someone's) attention from something; to prevent someone from thinking about something:
- A good holiday will take your mind off all the unhappiness of the past few months.
- (inf) to beging suddenly to improve or get bigger: I think the computer business is about to take off.
- (inf) to imitate osmeone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh.
- to happen: The wedding took place as arranged.
- to do something or go somewhere as a replacement for someone else:
- John is too ill to come, so I'm taking his place.
- to choose to support a particular opinion, group against another:
- Everybdy in the office took sides in the dispute.
- to take action: I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.
- 1. to rise to speak to a group of people: The chairman asked Mr Smith to take the floor.
- 2. to begin to dance: The young couple took the floor and waltzed round the room.
- to be used instead of, or to be a substitute for something:
- I don't think television will ever take the place of books.
- to do something which involves a risk:
- I took the risk of buying that jumper for you in the sales- I hope it fits.
- to do something as slowly as one wishes, often more slowly than someone else wishes:
- Take your time-there's no hurry; I wish he would hurry up-he's rather taking his time about making a decision.
- to become actively involved in a dispute, argument:
- The people of the village took up arms to force the local council to build a by-pass, and held rallies and demonstrations which attracted a lot of attention to their campaign.
- to become friendly with or associate with (someone):
- She has taken up with some very strange people.
- to discuss: I shall take the matter up with my MP.
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