Phrasal Verbs T

• take after
  • Resemble in appearance or character.
    " Jamie really takes after his dad."
    
• take apart
  • Dismantle or separate the components.
    "The technician has to take the machine apart in order to repair it."
    
• take away
  • Cause something to disappear.
    "The doctor gave my father tablets to take away the pain."
    
  • Buy food at a restaurant and carry it elsewhere to eat it.
    "Two beef curries to take away please."
    
• take back
  • Agree to receive back/ be returned.
    "We will take back the goods only if you can produce the receipt."
    
  • Retract or withdraw something said.
    "I take back what I said about cheating. I didn't mean it."
    
• take care of
  • Look after.
    "I'll take care of your plants while you're away."
    
• take off
  • Leave the ground.
    "The plane took off at 7 o'clock."
    
• take in
  • Allow to stay in one's home.
    "The old lady next door is always taking in stray cats and dogs!"
    
  • Note with your eyes and register.
    "Amanda took in every detail of her rival's outfit."
    
  • Understand what one sees, hears or reads; realise what is happening.
    "The man immediately took in the scene and called the police."
    
• take on
  • Hire or engage staff.
    "Business is good so the company is taking on extra staff."
    
• take out
  • Remove ; cause to disappear.
    "Try this. It should take out the stain."
    
  • Extract from somewhere.
    "She took out a pen to note down the supplier's address."
    
  • Invite someone to dinner, the theatre, cinema, etc.
    "Her boyfriend took her out for a meal on her birthday."
    
  • Obtain a service or document (insurance, mortgage ...).
    "Many homeowners take out a mortgage when they buy  property."
    
• take to
  • Begin to like someone or something.
    "My parents took to James immediately."
    
  • Make a new habit of something.
    "Dad had taken to walking in the park every morning.' 
    
• take up
  • Fill or occupy space or time.
    "There's not much space here. The big table takes up too much room.
    
  • Adopt as a hobby or pastime.
    "My father took up golf when he retired."
    
  • Start something e.g. a job.
    "While writing his first book he took up a job as a teacher."
    
  • Make something shorter.
    "That skirt is too long for you. It will need to be taken up.
    
  • Continue something interrupted.
    "She took up the story where Bill had left off."
    
• talk into
  • Persuade someone to do something.
    "Caroline talked John into buying a new car."
    
• talk out of
  • Persuade someone not to do something.
    "Her parents tried to talk Amy out of leaving her job."
    
• tear up
  • Rip into pieces
    "Tear up the pizza boxes before you put them in the bin."
    
• tell off
  • Reprimand; criticise severely
    "The teacher told her off for not doing her homework."
    
• test out
  • Carry out an experiment.
    "The theory hasn't been tested out yet."
    
• think over
  • Consider something fully.
    "I'll have to think over your proposal before I decide."
    
• think up
  • Invent, find, produce by thought.
    "The kids put the cat in the oven because it was cold. What are they going to think up next!" 
    


• throw away/out
  • Discard as useless or unwanted.
    "You can throw away that book - it's a load of rubbish! "
    
• throw up
  • Vomit ; be sick.
    "I nearly threw up when I saw the injured passengers."
    
• tire out
  • Exhaust completely.
    "The children were so turbulent they tired out their grandmother."
    
• touch down
  • Land on the runway.
    "There were no delays. The plane touched down exactly on time."
    
• toy with
  • Think about, without serious intent.
    "I've been toying with the idea of walking to work, but it would mean getting up earlier."
    
• track down
  • Search until found.
    "The police finally tracked down the main suspect."
    
• trade in
  • Give as part payment for a new article.
    "I traded in my old car for a new model."
    
• try on
  • Put on or wear something to see if it suits or fits.
    "I'm not sure about the size. Can I try it on?"
    
• turn away
  • Refuse entrance to someone.
    "Tickets were sold out and hundreds of fans were turned away from the football stadium."
    
• turn down
  • Lower the volume.
    Please turn down the music; it's too loud.
    
  • Refuse.
    "It would be silly to turn down a generous offer like that!
    
• turn off
  • Stop by turning a switch, tap or knob.
    "Please remember to turn off the lights before you leave."
    
• turn up
  • Arrive; appear.
    "Her train was delayed so she turned up an hour late at the meeting.
    
  • Raise the volume.
    Could you turn up the radio please? I'd like to listen to the news.