phrasal verb · neutral
take steps (to)
UK/teɪk stɛps (tuː)/US/teɪk stɛps (tu)/take·STEPS
task2speaking
to do things in order to achieve a particular aim or to solve a problem
Examples
“The council must take steps to reduce traffic congestion.”
“Students should take steps to improve their time management.”
“Companies have taken steps to prevent data breaches.”
Band 8 sentence
“To tackle unemployment, the government must take concrete steps to stimulate the economy.”
Collocations
- take steps to reduce
- take immediate steps
Word family
take steps verb phrasestep noun/verb
Common mistakes
make steps→take steps
take a steps→take steps
Say it for a higher band
5do something→6take measures→7+take steps (to)
Synonyms
take measures
implement actions
Easily confused
take measures
“The authorities took measures to improve public safety.”
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