Study the phrasal verbs. Lead-in.
The daughter takes after her mother not only in appearance, but also in character.
Sam: “I think you should have your clothes taken out. They are too tight.”
Ken: “You’re right. Your trousers need taking up as they are too long. Your sweater needs taking in as it is too loose.”
The interviewer: “Our company is currently taking on new employees.To apply for this position, you don’t need to take out a certificate at the employment agency.”
Rick is considering taking up tennis. But he’s afraid that tennis might take up too much of his free time.
More phrasal verbs with TAKE …
| be taken aback | be shocked, surprised: The visitors were taken aback when they saw the interior of the castle. |
| take after | resemble sb from your family in appearance or character: The twins take after their father in appearance. |
| take away | make sth disappear: A short trip may take away your inner pain after the breakup. |
| buy dishes in a restaurant to eat it at home à takeaway food: We’d like two coffees to take away, please. | |
| take back | remember sth that happened in the past: This home-made pie takes me back to my childhood when my granny baked various pies and cakes for us, their grandchildren. |
| return an item to the place where you’ve bought it because it is faulty or damaged or you don’t want it any more: You had better take this skateboard to the shop, otherwise your mum will be angry. | |
| accept sb after their relationship is over: We’ve broken up, I’m not going to take Mike back. | |
| admit saying sth wrong: Take your words back, or we’ll be sworn enemy! cried Jill hysterically. | |
| take down | write information on a piece of paper: At the secretariat they took my personal data down and said that they would contact me soon. |
| disassemble sth with a view to removing it: The installation has to be taken down as the exhibition is closed. | |
| lower the pants you have on, but not completely: The doctor wanted to examine the rash on the child’s hip, so he asked to take down the shorts a bit. | |
| take in | make clothes tighter, more narrow, less loose and/ or baggy so that they fit you well: This jacket definitely needs to be taken in as it is two sizes too big for you, said Martin. |
| understand: I’ve read War and Peace twice and I still haven’t taken in why Natasha Rostova and Andrei Bolkonsky postpone their wedding. | |
| comprise sth, include: This report takes in the period from march to September of 2021. | |
| cheat sb, deceive sb by saying sth that isn’t true: Sally tried to take Mary in so many times that Mary doesn’t trust her any more. | |
| be taken in | be deceived, be told a lie: Listen, Dan, I won’t be taken in by your words. |
| take off | leave the ground (ab. airplanes): Hardly had the plane taken off when there was a telephone call warning about a bomb on board that plane. |
| remove a piece of clothing you have on: Please, take off your shoes and come in. | |
| imitate sb’s voice or behaviour for fun: Jack is brilliant at taking off other people’s gait. | |
| dismiss sb: She was taken off the case on compassionate grounds. | |
| become a success: The product they launched last year took off immediately. | |
| take on | employ sb, give sb a job: The company is taking on new staff now, you may apply. |
| agree to assume the responsibility to do sth: Mary is snowed under; she can’t take on more work. | |
| assume a new characteristic/ feature/ quality: Her face took on a greyish colour after seeing a ghost. | |
| take out | take sth from the inside of a pocket, bag, etc.: She took a couple of fashion magazines out of her bag and put them onto the table. |
| invite sb to a club, cafè, restaurant, etc and take them there: I’m taking my family out for dinner. | |
| extract, e.g., a tooth: The surgeon took out half of his sick lung to save his life. | |
| get a document officially: I took out a bank statement last week. | |
| make clothes less tight, looser: If you continue wolfing down food, soon you’ll have to have all your clothes taken out. | |
| take over | take control or responsibility in sb’s place: Mr. Black agreed to take over while the boss is away on business for a week. |
| (~ from sb) start doing sth sb else was doing to replace them: She took over as President of the company when her father died. | |
| take to | start liking a person: Little John immediately took to Sarah, and they started spending more time together. |
| start a habit: She’s taken to going out on Saturday nights. | |
| take up | start a hobby: I think I’ll take up tennis to stay in good shape. |
| make clothes shorter: This skirt is a bit too long for Mary, it needs to be taken up. | |
| use time or space: Cooking takes up too much time. This sofa takes little room. |