Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
take sth back — UK US take sth back Phrasal Verb with take({{}}/teɪk/ verb [T] (took, taken) ► to return something that you have bought to a store: »He took the faulty kettle back and demanded a refund … Financial and business terms
take somebody back to … — ˌtake sb ˈback (to…) derived to make sb remember sth • The smell of the sea took him back to his childhood. • That song takes me back 30 years. Main entry: ↑takederived … Useful english dictionary
take sth private — ► FINANCE, STOCK MARKET to take control of a company or organization whose shares are traded on a stock market by buying the shares back from other shareholders: »Two of the world s richest men combined to take the upmarket hotel chain private in … Financial and business terms
take*/*/*/ — [teɪk] (past tense took [tʊk] ; past participle taken [ˈteɪkən] ) verb [T] I 1) to move or carry someone or something from one place to another Remember to take a pen with you.[/ex] What time do you take Amy to school?[/ex] The cat had to be… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
take something from the top — ˌtake sth from the ˈtop idiom (informal) to go back to the beginning of a song, piece of music, etc. and repeat it • OK, everybody, let s take it from the top. Main entry: ↑topidiom … Useful english dictionary
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
back out (of something) — ˌback ˈout (of sth) derived to decide that you are no longer going to take part in sth that has been agreed • He lost confidence and backed out of the deal at the last minute. Main entry: ↑backderived … Useful english dictionary
take stock (of something) — phrase to spend some time thinking about the situation that you are in before you decide what to do next Millie felt she needed to stop and take stock of her life. Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: stock * * * … Useful english dictionary
