| take after |
To resemble, in appearance or character |
Angie really takes after her grandmother. |
| take care of |
To look after |
Please take care of my cat when I'm away. |
| Take down |
write |
She was busy in taking down the dictation which the teacher was giving. |
| Take for |
suppose to be (identify) |
I took the scoundrel for a noble person. |
| Take in |
deceive |
For all your intelligence you are likely to be taken in by impostors. |
| take off |
To leave the ground |
The plane will take off as soon as the fog lifts. |
| take on |
To hire or engage staff |
I hear they're taking on extra staff for this event. |
| take out |
To remove; extract |
Please take out your mobile phones and turn them off. |
| Take out on |
To treat someone badly |
He took it out on his sister. |
| Take over |
take up responsibility |
The agency tried to take over another company. |
| Take to |
form a habit |
He took to wearing black leather jackets. |
| Take up |
start a hobby or study, occupy |
He has taken up modelling as a career. |
| Talk out of |
To dissuade someone |
They talked him out of it somehow. |
| Talk over |
discuss a matter |
I agreed to go home and talk things over with my father. |
| tell off |
To reprimand/criticize severely |
The coach told her off for not trying hard enough. |
| Tell upon |
affect adversely |
I have warned him that heavy work will tell upon his health. |
| think over |
To consider |
Take your time and think it over before you decide. |
| Think up |
To invent |
I know you can think up plenty of excuses. |
| Throw up |
To vomit |
The little boy threw up after jumping around the whole day. |
| try on |
To wear something to see if it suits or fits |
Go ahead, try it on and see if it fits? |
| Try out |
To test something to check if it works well or not |
Why don't you try out if the TV is working now? |
| turn down |
To refuse |
I asked her out but she turned me down flat. |
| Turn in |
To submit or to tell on someone |
He turned himself in to the police. |
| Turn off |
stop, switch off |
Please make it a point to turn off water tap before you go out. |
| Turn on |
switch on, start |
She turned on the shower to take bath |
| Turn out |
To provide a result |
It turned out to be a successful program. |
| Turn over |
change, capsize, upset |
The boat turned over & ten persons were drowned. |
| Turn up |
arrive, take place |
Who can say what will turn up next? |
