phrasal verb · neutral
take down
/teɪk daʊn/take·DOWN
1) to write something; 2) to remove something from a higher position; 3) (informal) to defeat or humiliate someone
Examples
“Could you take down my email address so I can send you the file?”
“They took down the old posters from the wall yesterday.”
“The champion was taken down in the third round.”
Band 8 sentence
“During the interview, I took down key quotations to use later in my report.”
Collocations
- take down notes/details/information
- take down a poster/flag/decoration
Word family
Common mistakes
I will take down it from the shelf.→I will take it down from the shelf.
Can you take a note of this?→Can you take down this note? / Can you make a note of this?
Say it for a higher band
5write down→6remove→7+take down
Synonyms
write down
remove
Easily confused
write down
“I always write down the teacher's instructions in my notebook.”
remove
“Please remove the old stickers from the window.”
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