📝 Created by: El Arby Ameur | 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn

📖 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Word count: ~1000 words

🔑 Phrasal Verbs with Take: Take off, Take after, Take over

Level: B1 | Focus: Common phrasal verbs with "take"

Vocabulary Phrasal Verbs phrasal verbs take guide

📌 TAKE OFF

Meaning: remove clothing / leave the ground (plane).
Example: Please take off your shoes before entering. The plane took off at 8 PM.

📌 TAKE AFTER

Meaning: resemble (a family member).
Example: She takes after her mother in looks.

📌 TAKE OVER

Meaning: assume control of.
Example: The company was taken over by a larger firm.

📌 TAKE UP

Meaning: start a new hobby or activity.
Example: I want to take up painting as a hobby.

📌 TAKE CARE OF

Meaning: look after.
Example: Can you take care of my cat while I'm away?

📌 TAKE PART IN

Meaning: participate.
Example: I'm going to take part in a charity run.

📌 TAKE DOWN

Meaning: write down or remove.
Example: Take down the notes from the board.

📌 TAKE BACK

Meaning: retract something you said.
Example: He took back what he said.

📌 TAKE IN

Meaning: absorb or understand, or provide shelter.
Example: She took in the stray cat.

📌 TAKE OUT

Meaning: remove or invite someone.
Example: I need to take out the trash. He took her out to dinner.
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