Phrasal Verbs with TAKE

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Hayley Morris

Found and Head Teacher

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal verbs come in all shapes and sizes!

But in this post, we're going to focus on phrasal verbs with TAKE

In the interactive game below, you can practice phrasal verbs with take by matching them to their correct definition. Then take a look at some example sentences under the game

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Phrasal verbs with TAKE

1. TAKE AFTER SOMEBODY-

Meaning: Look or behave in a similar way to someone (usually a family member)

Example: "You really TAKE AFTER your dad, you've got the same eyes"

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2. TAKE UP SOMETHING-

Meaning: Start a new hobby

Example: "I TOOK UP karate when I was 11 years old"

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3. TAKE TO SOMETHING-

Meaning: Start liking an activity

Example: "I hated playing the piano at first, but I TOOK TO it after a while"

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4. TAKE OVER SOMETHING-

Meaning: Take control of / take responsibility for

Example: "Laura TOOK OVER from Phil as head of department last year"

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5. TAKE SOMEBODY ASIDE-

Meaning: Move away from people to talk

Example: "His behaviour was unacceptable, so I TOOK him ASIDE and gave him a warning"

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6.TAKE SOMETHING IN-

Meaning: Believe or accept something is true

Example: "She won 10 million on the lottery, she just couldn't TAKE it IN at first"

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7.TAKE OFF-

Meaning: Suddenly become successful

Example: "His acting career really TOOK OFF after he played Spiderman"

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8.TAKE SOMEBODY ON-

Meaning: Give someone a job

Example: "They were all great candidates but we can only TAKE ON one person"

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