take - phrasal verbs Flashcards
(17 cards)
Take in
take somebody in
1/[house]
2/(of the police)
3/[often passive] (deceive)
Take sth in
1/[oxygen]
2/[clothes]
3/[no passive] [inclusion]
4/[no passive] [ entertainment]
5/[to take notice]
6/[memorize]
Take in
take somebody in
1/to allow somebody to stay in your home:to take in lodgers/He was homeless, so we took him in.
2/(of the police) to take somebody to a police station in order to ask them questions
Police have taken a man in for questioning following the attacks.
3/[often passive] to make somebody believe something that is not true:SYNONYM deceive
She took me in completely with her story./Don’t be taken in by his charm—he’s ruthless.
Take sth in
1/absorb something into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing: Fish take in oxygen through their gills.
2/to make a piece of clothing narrower or tighter:This dress needs to be taken in at the waist.
3/[no passive] to include or cover something: The tour takes in six European capitals./Her lecture took in all the recent developments in the subject.
4/[no passive] to go to see or visit something such as a film:I generally take in a show when I’m in New York.
5/to take notice of something with your eyes:He took in every detail of her appearance./She took in the scene at a glance.
6/to understand or remember something that you hear or read:Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn’t taken anything in.
take someone/something for someone/something) [misconception]
take someone/something for someone/something) to believe something, usually wrongly, about someone or something: She looks so young I took her for your sister/ Do you take me for a complete idiot?
Take to
take to something [no passive]
1/ [flee]
2/[habit]
3/[ability]
take to somebody/something [no passive] [affection]
Take to
take to something [no passive]
1/to go away to a place, especially to escape from danger:The rebels took to the hills.
2/to begin to do something as a habit: take to doing something I’ve taken to waking up very early.
3/to develop an ability for something: She took to tennis as if she’d been playing all her life.
take to somebody/something
[no passive] to start liking somebody/something:I took to my new boss immediately/He hasn’t taken to his new school.
Take off
take off
1/ (of an aircraft, etc.)
2/ (informal) [rush out of someplace]
3/ (of an idea, a product, etc.)
Take sb off
1/ [imitation]
2/ (in sports, entertainment, etc.) [often passive]
Take sth off
1/ [clothes ] OPPOSITE put something on:
2/ [day-off]:
3/ [often passive] [stop]
4/[part of body]
take somebody off something: [often passive] [to remove somebody from position]
take something off something:
[to remove an amount of money]
Take off
take off
1/ (of an aircraft, etc.) to leave the ground and begin to fly: The plane took off an hour late.
2/ (informal) to leave a place, especially in a hurry: When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.
3/ (of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly: The new magazine has really taken off./Her singing career took off after her TV appearance.
Take sb off
1/ to copy somebody’s voice, actions or manner in a humorous way: She’s really good at taking people off.
2/ (in sports, entertainment, etc.) [often passive] to make somebody stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or the stage: He was taken off after twenty minutes.
Take sth off
1/ to remove something, especially a piece of clothing from your/somebody’s body, OPPOSITE put something on: to take off your coat
2/ to have a period of time as a break from work: I’ve decided to take a few days off next week.
3/ [often passive] to stop a public service, television programme, performances of a show, etc.: The show was taken off because of poor audience figures.
4/to remove some of somebody’s hair, part of somebody’s body, etc.: The hairdresser asked me how much she should take off./The explosion nearly took his arm off.
take somebody off something: [often passive] to remove somebody from something such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc.:The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case./ After three days she was taken off the ventilator.
take something off something: to remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce the total:The manager took $10 off the bill.
Take sth/somebody out:
Take sb out [invitation]
take somebody/something out: (informal) [kill/destroy]
take something out
1/ [remove]
2/ [arrange money]
3/[food] (UK take away)
4/ [borrow books]
take something out (against somebody):[legal action]
take something out (of something): [money]
Take sth/somebody out:
Take sb out
1/to go to a restaurant, theatre, club, etc. with somebody you have invited: I will take you out for dinner tomorrow
take somebody/something out: (informal) to kill somebody or destroy something: They took out two enemy bombers.
take something out
1/ to remove something or someone:: How many teeth did the dentist take out? / Take out the seeds before you slice the papaya.
2/ to arrange and pay for insurance, a loan/mortgage, an advertisement, etc.: He took out a $44,000 startup loan.| Before taking a loan out, calculate your monthly outgoings. / He was very glad that he had taken out insurance on the boat/They took out an ad in USA Today (purchase an advertisement)
Outgoings: noun [plural] British English :the money that you have to spend regularly, for example on rent or food
take out insurance on something-idiom: to insure : to buy an insurance policy for
3/[food] (UK take away): to buy food in a restaurant and eat it somewhere else: Is that to eat in or take out?
4/ to borrow books from a library: You can take out six books at a time.
take something out (against somebody): to start legal action against somebody by means of an official document:The police have taken out a summons against the driver of the car.
take something out (of something): to obtain money by removing it from your bank account: I had to take $10,000 out of a savings account in order to pay for the car.
Take place [event]
Take place; to happen or occur. When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way.: The event will take place tomorrow night./ The wedding took place at the Secret Garden Restaurant./Our vacation will take place in June.
Take over
[I] / [T] (START DOING) : take (sth) over (from..) (as …)
[I] take over: (BECOME MORE POWERFUL)
[ T ] take over something: (get control)
[I] / [T] (START DOING) : [ [ I ] to replace someone or something:]: Some workers will lose their jobs as machines take over/ He took over from Tony as head of department last year./Jason Lamb has taken over responsibility for this project.
[I] take over
(BECOME MORE POWERFUL) take over (from something):to become bigger or more important than something else; to replace something: Try not to let negative thoughts take over.
[ T ] take over something
(GET CONTROL) take something over: to gain control of a business, a company, etc., especially by buying shares: CBS Records was taken over by Sony. / There are rumours that a German firm is bidding to take over the shoe factory.
Take after someone:
1/(not used in the progressive tenses) [family]
2/(North American English, informal) [chase]
Take after someone:
1/(not used in the progressive tenses):to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially your mother or father: Your daughter doesn’t take after you at all.
2/(North American English, informal) to follow somebody quickly: I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.
Take away (sth):
1/[feeling, pain]:
2/ (British English) (North American English take something out): [food]
[effort/value] take away from something | take something away from something: [no passive] SYNONYM detract:
Take away (sth):
1/ to make a feeling, pain, etc. disappear: I was given some pills to take away the pain.
2/ (British English) (North American English take something out): to buy cooked food at a restaurant and carry it away to eat, for example at home:Two burgers to take away, please.
take away from something | take something away from something: [no passive] to make the effort or value of something seem less: SYNONYM detract: I don’t want to take (anything) away from his achievements, but he couldn’t have done it without my help.
Take apart:
take someone apart - mainly UK informal:
1/- [sport]:
2/- [criticisms]
Take (it) apart (things) [into pieces]
Take apart:
take someone apart - mainly UK informal:
1/-to defeat someone very easily in a sport: He took their defence apart, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes.
2/- to criticize somebody/something severely: In his speech he took the opposition apart.
Take (it) apart (things):to separate something into small pieces: The hairdryer stopped working. I’ll take it apart and see what is wrong./ Kevin is curious about everything. He loves taking apart things to learn how they work./ This laptop is broken. I need to take it apart and check.
Take (sb/sth) on:
take somebody on -(especially British English)
1/ [employ[
2/ [no passive] [fight/contest]
take something on: [no passive] [quality, appearance]
take something/somebody on
1/ [responsible]
2/(of a bus, plane or ship)
Take (sb/sth) on:
take somebody on -(especially British English)
1/ to employ somebody: to take on new staff/She was taken on as a trainee.
2/ [no passive] to play against somebody in a game or contest; to fight against somebody:to take somebody on at tennis/The rebels took on the entire Roman army.
take something on: [no passive] to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.:The chameleon can take on the colours of its background./His voice took on a more serious tone.
take something/somebody on
1/ to decide to do something; to agree to be responsible for something/somebody: I can’t take on any extra work./We’re not taking on any new clients at present.
2/(of a bus, plane or ship) to allow somebody/something to enter: The bus stopped to take on more passengers./ The ship took on more fuel at Freetown.
Take up :
take up something: [space/time]
take sth up with sb [discuss]
take up residence FORMAL to start living
take something up:
1/[learn]
2/ [ job]
3/[ singing / saying ]
4/ [continue ]
5/[position]
6/[offered]
7/[clothing ]
Take up something:
take up something: to fill or use an amount of space or time:The table takes up too much room./I won’t take up any more of your time.
take sth up with sb
to discuss or deal with something in a formal way:
If you have a problem, you should take it up with the manager.
take up residenceFORMALto start living somewhere
Mice have taken up residence under their floorboards.
take something up:
1/to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure:They’ve taken up golf./She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.
2/ to start or begin something such as a job: He takes up his duties next week.
3/to join in singing or saying something: to take up the chorus/Their protests were later taken up by other groups.
4/ to continue something that somebody else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time: She took up the story where Tim had left off./I’d like to take up the point you raised earlier.
Leave off:
-discontinue an activity.:”he resumed the other story at the point where the previous author had left off”
- fail to include someone or something on a list.:”he had left him off the list of beneficiaries of his estate”
5/to move into a particular position:I took up my position by the door. / The runners are taking up their positions on the starting line.
6/to accept something that is offered or available: to take up a challenge/She took up his offer of a drink.
7/to make something such as a piece of clothing shorter, OPPOSITE let down: This skirt needs taking up.
take up + prep.
Take sb up on something:
1/[offer]
2/[ explain]
Take up with:
-take something up with somebody:[ask for help]
-take up with someone: [start a relationship]
-be taken up with sth [busy doing sth]
take up + prep.
Take sb up on something:
1/to accept an offer from someone: I think I’ll take him up on his offer of a free ticket.
2/to ask someone to explain something because you don’t agree with them or you think it is wrong: You need to take her up on what she said to you yesterday. I think something is wrong.
Take up with somebody/something:
-take something up with somebody: to speak or write to somebody about something that they may be able to deal with or help you with: They decided to take the matter up with their MP.
-take up with someone: to become friendly or start a relationship with someone, especially someone who might have a bad influence on you: She’s taken up with a strange crowd of people.
-be taken up with sth: to be busy doing, discussing, or thinking about something: The whole meeting was taken up with arguing about the budget.
Take something down:
1/ [antonym erect/ put up]
2/ clothing
3/ note
4/content
take sb down:
1/[defeat]
2/[kill]
3/[remove sb’s position]
Take something down:
1/ to remove a structure, especially by separating it into pieces: to take down a tent/Workmen arrived to take down the scaffolding.
2/ to pull down a piece of clothing worn on the lower part of the body without completely removing it: to take down your trousers/pants
3/ to write something down:Reporters took down every word of his speech.
4/to remove something from the internet or a website: The webmaster will decide whether to take down the web page or make the required changes.
Take down someone:
1/ to defeat or kill someone, or to stop someone from causing harm: The Indiana Pacers took down Cleveland, 80–74.
2/[kill] This training will enable us to better understand how to take down an active shooter in a crowded public arena.
3/ [remove sb’s position] The board of directors is trying to take down the CEO of the company.
Take against something/something [dislike no good reason]
Take against something/something: to begin to dislike someone or something for no good reason: Jenny took against her best friend, Tom, because he could afford a new house./ Don’t take against this three-year-old boy just because he has no father./ I don’t understand why she has taken against me.
Take sb aside: [talk in private]
Take sb aside: to take someone away from other people so that you can talk with that person: My dad took me aside from my friends and informed me that I had passed the entrance exam to university./ I was taken aside by Tim./ I was so angry about being taken aside by my boyfriend.
Take somebody through sth: [in detail]
Take somebody through: to explain something in detail:Can you please take me through this report?/ Read it first and I’ll take you through it./ He has taken everybody through his thesis.
