Slang(속어)/Idioms(숙어)--Phrasal Verbs Using "Take"
Phrasal Verbs Using "take"
A phrasal verb has a verb and a particle that are used together to make a new meaning. Here are some phrasal verbs that use "take." Some of them have more than one meaning. Not all meanings are given.
Take out - to remove OR to escort (go on a date.)[제거하다, 또는 보호하다<데이트하면서>] Examples- Please go outside and take out this garbage. It smells bad. And I want to take out Mindy on a date.
Take over - become the boss of, control.(우두머리가 되다, 통제하다) Example- When a teacher is sick, another teacher will take over the class.
Take off -remove the clothes or shoes from your body OR when an airplane goes up in the air.(옷이나 신발을 벗다, 또는 비행기가 이륙하다) Examples- I need to take off my wet socks. And What time does this airplane take off?
Take away - subtract, remove, or carry something away(공제하다, 제거하다, 또는 버리다). Example- Could you take away this old sofa? I don't want it anymore.
Take after -look like someone(누구처럼 생기다, 닮다). Example- You take after your father. You both have the same shaped nose.
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1. I feel sick whenever an airplane takes . My stomach hurts.
2. Everybody thinks I take my mother, but I think I look more like my father.
3. Don't forget to take your shoes before you come in the house.
4. Jesse's job in the house is to take the garbage every night.
5. Richard took Donna last night. They went to dinner and a movie.
6. When my son becomes a man, he will take my business.
7. Waiter, can you please take my dishes? I'm finished eating now.