3. Take over from
George has taken over from Bill as managing
director
Take someone else’s position when they leave
4. Take back
I shoudn’t have said that, I take back
everything I said.
To apologise for sth you’ve said and admit
you were wrong.
5. Take out a subscription
I’ve taken out a year’s subscription to the National
Geographic magazine.
Order and pay for a number of magazine issues.
6. Take sth apart
Sam took the DVD player apart to see what
was wrong with it
Separate an object into pieces.
7. Take to
They have taken to each other.
Immediately like someone when you meet them
8. Take down
She took down lots of notes
Wrte information in a notebook.
9. Take sb for
Sorry! I took you for a friend of mine!
Mistakenly believe that a person is someone else.
