We are now going to learn how to use the verb ‘take’ in different situations.
Take : to get into one’s hands or possession.
Example: Rashi took the mangoes and kept them in the fridge.
There are many more shades of meanings to the word ‘take’.
They are:
1. grip
2. to receive something into one’s body.
3. eat
4. to obtain for use.
5. assume
( There are at least twenty different meanings to the word ‘take’ )
Now, let’s see how to use the verb with different prepositions, i.e., Phrasal Verbs
1. take after: to be similar to someone in appearance.
Example: Kris is a jovial person. He takes after his father.
2. take away: to remove something.
Example: Komala took the knife away from the child.
3. take down: to write down some information.
Example: Reema took down the important points of the lecture give by the guest.
4. take for: to believe something wrongly.
Example: She took him for an idiot, but he is a gentleman.
5. take in: to allow someone to stay in your house.
Example: An American woman took Swami Vivekananda in when he was wandering in the USA.
6. take off: to suddenly leave some place.
Examples: The thieves took off immediately after hearing the police siren.
Practice
Use all the following phrasal verbs in your own sentences.
1. take in
2. take down
3. take after
4. take off
5. take for
