15 Common Phrasal Verbs with “Take” – Meanings and Example Sentences (Audio)
Take off
the opposite of “to put on”; the act of removing clothing or jewelry. If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly.
Take out
to bring something out; to remove something from its place; to take someone to a place like a cinema or a restaurant and usually pay for them; to take someone on a date
Take place
to happen or occur. When something takes place, it happens, especially in a controlled or organized way.
Take over
to transfer control; to take control of something
Take after someone
to look or act like someone in your family
Take away
to remove something; to subtract something; to buy food or drink at a restaurant and bring it somewhere to eat
Take apart
to separate something into small pieces
Take on
to take someone on: to employ someone to do a job; to take something on: to accept a job or a responsibility
Take up
to start a new habit or hobby; to start a new job or accept a new position
Take up on
to accept an offer from someone; to ask someone to explain something because you don’t agree with them or you think it is wrong
Take up with
to have a close relationship with someone, especially someone unsavory and untrustworthy; to be busy doing or thinking about something
Take down
to remove something from a high position; to separate something into pieces; to write down a piece of information or a statement
Take against
to begin to dislike someone or something for no good reason
Take aside
to take someone away from other people so that you can talk with that person
Take through
to explain something in detail
