TO TAKE

1/ TAKE SB ABACK: [usually passive] to shock or surprise sb very much

2/ TAKE AFTER SB [no passive]

 (not used in the progressive tenses) to look or behave like an older member of your family,
especially your mother or father giống ai
e.g. Your daughter doesn’t take after you at all.
 (NAmE, informal) to follow sb quickly  đuổi theo, theo sát
e.g. I was afraid that if I started running the man would take after me.

3/ TAKE AGAINST SB/STH [no passive]

(old-fashioned, BrE) to start not liking sb/sth for no clear reason

4/ TAKE SB/STH APART (informal)

 to defeat sb easily in a game or competition.
e.g. He took their defence apart, scoring three goals in the first twenty minutes
 to criticize sb/sth severely

5/ TAKE STH APART

to separate a machine or piece of equipment into its different parts
 tháo rời, tách rời
e.g. We took the engine apart to see what the problem was.

6/ TAKE STH AWAY

• to make a feeling, pain, etc. disappear  làm mất đi (cảm giác đau)
e.g. I was given some pills to take away the pain.
• (BrE) (NAmE take sth out) to buy cooked food at a restaurant and carry it away to eat, for
example at home:
e.g. Two burgers to take away, please.

7/ TAKE AWAY FROM STH [no passive]

to make the effort or value of sth seem less  làm giảm bớt giá trị/thành quả
e.g. I don’t want to take away from his achievements, but he couldn’t have done it without my
help.

8/ TAKE SB BACK
to allow a partner who previously left your home because of a disagreement or another relationship
to come back to live with you  về nhà
e.g. His wife said she would never take him back.

9/ TAKE SB BACK (TO … ) : to make sb remember sth:

e.g. The smell of the sea took him back to his childhood.
That piece of music really took me back to my schooldays.

10/ TAKE STH BACK

 if you take sth back to a shop / store, or a shop / store, you return sth that you have bought
there, for example because it is the wrong size or does not work  trả lại hàng hóa đã mua
ở cửa hàng .
e.g. Is it too small? Take it back and get a refund.
  to admit that sth you said was wrong or that you should not have said it  xin rút lại lời đã
nói (vì nhận ra mình đã nói sai)
e.g OK, I take it all back!

11/ TAKE STH DOWN

⇒ to remove a structure, esp. by separating it into pieces  tháo dỡ. e.g to take down a
tent
⇒ to pull down a piece of clothing worn below the waist without completely removing it:
e.g to take down your trousers / pants
⇒ to write sth down:
e.g. Reporters took down every word of his speech.

12/ TAKE SB IN
 to allow sb to stay in your home:
e.g to take in lodgers (người ở trọ/người thuê nhà)
He was homeless, so we took him in.
 [often passive] to make sb believe sth that is not true
SYN DECEIVE
e.g Don’t be taken in by his charm—he’s ruthless.

13/ TAKE STH IN

1- to absorb sth into the body, for example by breathing or swallowing:
e.g Fish take in oxygen through their gills.

2- to make a piece of clothing narrower or tighter

OPP : LET OUT
3- [no passive] to include or cover sth:
e.g. The tour takes in six European capitals.
4- [no passive] to go to see or visit sth such as a film / movie:
e.g. I generally take in a show when I’m in New York.
5- to take notice of sth with your eyes:
e.g. He took in every detail of her appearance.
6- to understand or remember sth that you hear or read:
e.g. Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn’t taken anything in.

14/ TAKE OFF

1- (of an aircraft, etc.) to leave the ground and begin to fly  cất cánh
e.g. The plane took off an hour late. OPP: LAND

2- (informal) to leave a place, especially in a hurry vội vàng đi khỏi

e.g. When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.

3- (of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly  thăng
hoa, thành công nhanh chóng/bất ngờ
e.g. The new magazine has really taken off.

15/ TAKE SB OFF

1- to copy sb’s voice, actions or manner in an amusing way  nhại lại
SYN : IMPERSONATE
 2- (in sports, entertainment, etc.) to make sb stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or
the stage  buộc ai dừng thi đấu/biểu diễn
e.g. He was taken off after twenty minutes.

16/ TAKE STH OFF

1- to remove sth, esp. a piece of clothing from your/sb’s body:
e.g. to take off your coat
He took off my wet boots and made me sit by the fire.
OPP : PUT ON
2- to have a period of time as a break from work  nghỉ giải lao
e.g. I’ve decided to take a few days off next week.
3- [often passive] to stop a public service, television programme, performances of a show, etc.
 ngừng phát sóng
e.g. The show was taken off because of poor audience figures.
4- to remove some of sb’s hair, part of sb’s body, etc.  lấy đi, cắt đi (tóc, một phần thân
thể…)
e.g. The hairdresser asked me how much she should take off.
The explosion nearly took his arm off.

16/ TAKE YOURSELF / SB 'OFF (TO … )

(informal) to leave a place; to make sb leave a place  rời khỏi nơi nào/ buộc ai rời khỏi nơi nào

17/ TAKE SB OFF STH

[often passive] to remove sb from sth such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc.
e.g. The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case.
After three days she was taken off the ventilator.

18/ TAKE SB ON
1- to employ sb:
e.g. to take on new staff .
She was taken on as a trainee.
2- [no passive] to play against sb in a game or contest; to fight against sb
e.g. to take somebody on at tennis.
The rebels took on the entire Roman army.

19/ TAKE STH ON

[no passive] to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc.
 thay đổi, biến đổi
e.g. The chameleon can take on the colours of its background.
His voice took on a more serious tone.

20/ TAKE STH/SB ON

1- to decide to do sth; to agree to be responsible for sth/sb đảm nhận
e.g. I can’t take on any extra work.
We’re not taking on any new clients at present.
2- (of a bus, plane or ship) to allow sb/sth to enter  tiếp nhận, nạp
e.g. The bus stopped to take on more passengers.
The ship took on more fuel at Freetown.

21/ TAKE SB OUT

to go to a restaurant, theatre, club, etc. with sb you have invited
 ra ngoài với ai
22/ TAKE SB/STH OUT
(informal) to kill sb or destroy sth:
e.g. They took out two enemy bombers.

23/ TAKE STH OUT

1- to remove sth from inside sb’s body, especially a part of it cắt bỏ, lấy đi
e.g. How many teeth did the dentist take out?
2- to obtain an official document or service
e.g. to take out an insurance policy / a mortgage / a loan
to take out an ad in a newspaper

MAKE
• Make (something) out
• make (something) out to be
• Make for (something)
• Make (sb/st) into (sb/st)
• Make (somebody) out
• Make up
• Make out
• Make of
• Make off
• Make off with
• Make up for

Make (something) out

1. = to just be able to hear, read or see something
• He spoke so quietly we could hardly make out what he was saying.
• If you can make out the billboard from such a distance you really have excellent vision.
2. = to fill out the details of a document (usually a check)
• You can make out the cheque to Woodward Ltd.

Make (something) out to be

1. = to claim; to assert
• He makes himself out to be an important artist but his paintings are utter garbage.
• I think the critics make that movie out to be more profound than it really is.

Make for (Something)

1. = to move towards something or a place
• Make for the hills, a tsunami is approaching!
• He made for his apartment a couple of hours ago.
2. = to contribute to, lead to or cause a result or situation.
• Shakespeare's writing makes for a difficult read.
• His gift of $1,000 will certainly make for a happy birthday.
• Both candidates are popular so it should make for an interesting election.

Make of
1. = to try and understand and find a reason for something
• I don't know what to make of her suddenly unfriendly attitude towards me.
• Can you make anything of these ruins?
2. = to think and have an opinion about something
 • What do you make of the new policy the president signed?

Make out
1. = Manage; fare; deal with. Usually used informally in a question after "How...?"
• How did you make out yesterday on the biology test?
• How is she making out with the recent death of her mother?
2. = slang for to kiss and grope, though not to have sex.
• We were making out in the gym and got caught by the teacher

Make (somebody) out

1. = To understand a person's character
• Since she is normally quiet and reserved it is hard to make her out.

Make (something) over to (somebody)

1. = Transfer ownership
• The government of Mugabe made all the lands of the whites over to black African farmers.

Make up
1. = the composition of something
• The committee was made up of all the regional managers.
2. = combination of qualities that form a part of someone's character
• Flexibility and integrity are key elements of her make up.
• He is made up of old fashioned values.
3. = to apply make up, rouge, powder, eyeliner, etc. Also to make somebody up
• The actors must make themselves up before going on stage.
• The stylist made up her eyes that they looked huge for the party.
4. = to invent a story, usually to deceive or entertain
• My four year old niece is always making up stories, last week she told me that she and her
friends flew to the moon.
• He always makes up wonderful fairytales about distant lands for the children before they
go to sleep.
5. = To form or constitute something
• It's an interesting neighbourhood because it's made up of an eclectic mix of people from all
over the world.
• The class is made up of three sections of conversation and two sections of written exercises.
6. = a required number or an amount to complete something
• We need two more people to make up a football team.
7. = To prepare a bed (or something) for use
• The room is tidy, I just have to make up the bed for you.
8. = To put something together from many different things
• Let's make up an Easter basket for your nephew.
9. = To become friendly with someone again, usually after an argument or fight.
• After three years without talking to each other, they finally made up.

Make off
1. = To hurry away, especially in order to escape
• The thieves had to make off in their car when the police arrived.
• The pop star made off from the concert before the fans could find him.

Make off with

1. = To steal something and (quickly) take it away.
• The looters made off with all the laptops that were in the computer store.

Make (somebody/something) into (somebody/something)

1. = to convert one thing into another thing
• His parents made his bedroom into a billiards room once he moved out.
 • His father said that joining the army would make him into a real man, but he was wrong.

Make up for
1. = the compensate for something; to replace something lost
• I know I ruined your favourite dress but I hope this new one I bought youmakes up for it.
• What she lacked in experience, she made up for in the way she learns quickly.
• She spend two weeks with her family to make up for her year long absence.
• Hopefully insurance will make up for the damages from the fire.

TAKE
TAKE AFTER = resemble a parent - similar to

Most people say I take after my father. I look a lot like him.

TAKE AROUND = introduce, show

Let me take you around to those you don't know.

TAKE AWAY = A. remove B. leave (mentally, in your mind)

A. Mother took the toys away from the children for misbehaving.
B. The smell of coconut oil took me away to a tropical island.

TAKE BACK = A. retract sth said B. return sth to a store, exchange

A. The politician tried to take back what he said to the press.

B. The gift I received didn't fit, so I took it back and exchanged it for sth else.

TAKE DOWN = A. write what is spoken, keep notes B. remove

A. The secretary took down the minutes of the meeting

B. The building owners had to take down the wifi tower on top of their building.

TAKE FOR = consider, view

Don't take him for an idiot... he's actually quite smart.

TAKE IN = A. learn B. deceive C. make smaller D. watch

A. Many students have difficulties taking in all these phrasal verbs.

B. She was taken in by the smooth talking salesman.
C. The tailor took in my jacket after I lost weight.
D. Let's take in a movie sometime.

TAKE OFF = A. launch plane or rocket B. remove C. leave work for some time D. leave
A. The rocket took off with a loud blast and cloud of smoke.
B. "Take off your shoes, I just vacuumed," said mother.
C. I took a few days off of work last week as I was a bit sick.
D. We took off after the last bell rang.

TAKE ON = accept responsibilities

She has taken on more than she can handle I'm afraid.

TAKE OVER = take control of

Mike took over the family business when his father retired.

TAKE OUT = A. date, court B. kill C. remove

A. I am taking Jill out to a movie tonight.

B. The mob ordered a hit on three fingers Tony. They are going to take him out.
C. He had to take out the garbage after dinner.

TAKE TO = A. like B. adjust naturally

A. She has really taken to John since she's been here visiting.
B. The baby ducks took to the water like, well, ducks to water.

TAKE UP = A. begin a hobby B. discuss at later time C. shorten a garment D. occupy space

A. "Who took up archery? I see the bow and arrows over there."
B. This should be taken up at the next meeting.
C. "She's nuts! She wants her mini skirt taken up."
D. "He takes up too much space. Do we have to share a room?"
 GET
• Get across
• Get along
• Get on with
• Get around
• Get at
• Get away
• Get down
• Get down to
• Get over

Get across
= to communicate.
= to make someone understand something. (Especially if the details are too difficult to
understand or if the person being explained to understands poorly).
• Although I couldn't speak the language, I managed to get my meaning across when
necessary.
• Your meaning didn't really get across.
• He's not very good at getting his idea across.

Get along - Get on with

= to have a good / friendly relationship with someone.
(get on is used more in Britain)
• Even though there are six of them sharing the house, they all get on well with each other.
• He doesn't get along well with his mother-in-law.
• Our new boss is very easy to get on with.

Get around
1. = to become known. To spread or to circulate. If news or information gets around, people
tell other people, so that soon many people know about it.
• It's a small place, so news and gossip get around pretty quickly.
• The news of his arrest got around quickly.
• News soon got around that Matthew was back in town.
2. = to find a way of avoiding a difficult or unpleasant situation, so that you don't have to
deal with it.
• There is no way of getting around it - you are going to have to tell her the truth.
• Isn't there any way of getting around the regulations?

Get at
1. = to reach, to access to something.
• The cupboard is too high for me to get at.
• The report is locked in the cabinet and I can't get at them.
2. = to suggest something indirectly, to imply. (used only in the continuous tense)
• What exactly are you getting at? (=trying to say, suggest)

Get away
1. = to go away from someone or something
• Get away from me!
• Get away from that cake!
• It was so busy that Francisca couldn't get away from the phone all day.
2. = to escape from someone who is chasing you.
• They tried to get away from the police but they weren't quick enough.
3. = to have a holiday.
• We hope to get away for a couple of weeks around Christmas.

Get down
1. = to cause someone to be depressed.
• This weather is getting me down
• Don't let these problems get you down too much.

Get down to
1. = to reach the point of dealing with something.
2. = to begin to work on something seriously. To give serious attention to something.
3. = to finally start doing something, after you have been avoiding it or after something
has prevented you from doing it.
• Now, let's get down to business
• It's time I got down to some serious work.
• Once it is Summer, we will get down to painting the house.

Get over
1. = to recover from something or return to your usual state of health or happiness.
• I thought he would never get over her illness.
• It took her a long time to get over their separation.
• He never got over the shock of losing his wife.
2. = to overcome or deal with or gain control of something.
• She can't get over her shyness.

Can't get over

1. = to be amazed or surprised by something.
• I can't get over how much your kids have grown.