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take dietary supplements
UK/teɪk ˈdaɪətəri ˌsʌplɪmənts/US/teɪk ˈdaɪəˌtɛri ˌsʌpləˌmɛnts/TAKE DI·e·ta·ry SUP·ple·ments
to consume vitamins, minerals or other nutritional products in addition to food
Examples
“Many older adults take dietary supplements such as vitamin D.”
“Before you take dietary supplements, ask a doctor if they are necessary.”
“Athletes sometimes take dietary supplements to support recovery.”
Band 8 sentence
“While a balanced diet is ideal, some groups benefit from taking dietary supplements under medical advice.”
Collocations
- vitamin supplements
- take supplements daily
Word family
Common mistakes
eat vitamins→take dietary supplements
Say it for a higher band
5eat vitamins→6use supplements→7+take dietary supplements
Synonyms
take vitamins
Easily confused
use supplements
“Many athletes take dietary supplements to speed up recovery.”
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