phrasal verb · neutral
take out
/teɪk aʊt/take·OUT
to remove something from a place; to bring someone somewhere for entertainment; to obtain (a loan, insurance); informal: to kill or eliminate
Examples
“He took her out to a nice restaurant for her birthday.”
“Please take the trash out before you leave.”
“They took out a mortgage when they bought the house.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the heavy rain forecast, authorities advised residents to take out only essential items and evacuate promptly.”
Collocations
- take someone out to dinner
- take out the rubbish/trash
- take out a loan/insurance/mortgage
Word family
Common mistakes
I take out him to the cinema last night.→I took him out to the cinema last night.
Can you take out the book?→Can you take the book out? / Can you take out the book?
Say it for a higher band
5remove→6bring out→7+take out
Synonyms
bring out
remove
Easily confused
bring out
“The company will bring out a new model next month.”
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