phrasal verb · academic
take stock of
UK/teɪk stɒk əv/US/teɪk stɑːk əv/take STOCK of
to assess or review a situation carefully, especially before making a decision
Examples
“After the policy change, the committee took stock of its effects before planning next steps.”
“It's important to take stock of your priorities at the start of the academic year.”
“We paused to take stock of progress after six months.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before proposing any new measures, policymakers should take stock of existing evidence and the long-term implications.”
Collocations
- take stock of the situation
- take stock of progress
Word family
Common mistakes
think about→take stock of
take stock→take stock of
Say it for a higher band
5think about→6consider→7+take stock of
Synonyms
assess
evaluate
Easily confused
assess
“The teachers will assess the students' projects next week.”
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