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 1. Take (someone) aback

Meaning: Surprise or shock; вразити, шокувати, здивувати

Example: The news of her death TOOK me ABACK.

Be taken aback

Meaning: Be shocked or surprised

Example: I WAS TAKEN ABACK when I saw him because he's lost all his hair.

Take after

Meaning: If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in your appearance, your behaviour, or your character. Бути схожим на…

Example: He TAKES AFTER his mother.

Take down 1

Meaning: Remove; знести, прибрати, видалити, знімати

Example: People TAKE DOWN their Christmas decorations twelve days after Christmas.

Take down 2

Meaning: Make notes or write down in full, записувати

Example: The police TOOK DOWN his answers to their questions.

Take in 1

Meaning: Deceive; обдурити, обманути

Example: She TOOK me IN with her story until someone told me the truth.

Take in 2

Meaning: Make clothes smaller; ушивати щось

Example: The jacket was far too big around the shoulders, so I had it TAKEN IN so that I could wear it.

Take off 1

Meaning: When a plane departs or leaves the ground; злітати

Example: The flight for Dublin TOOK OFF on time.

Take (something) off 2

Meaning: Remove clothes; зняти щось з одягу (put on – надягнути)

Example: It was hot, so I TOOK my jacket OFF.

Take (something) off 3

Meaning: Take time from work as a holiday; взяти вихідний на якийсь час

Example: Dad TOOK the day OFF to come with me.

Take over

Meaning: to get control of a company or organization; брати (отримати) на себе управління/керівництво/відповідальність тощо над компанією чи організацією.

Example: Maria's been my partner since I TOOK the business over from my father.

The bank was TAKEN OVER by a Hong Kong bank that needed to buy a bank to get into the British market.

Take to doing sth.

Meaning: Make a habit of something, like; зробити щось звичкою, звикнути, полюбити

Example: He's TAKEN TO wearing a baseball cap since his hair started thinning more noticeably.

Take (something) up

Meaning: Make clothes shorter ; підкоротити одяг

Example: The trousers were too long so I TOOK them UP to make them fit.

Take (sth)up (doing sth.) Meaning: begin a hobby, activity, job; почати чимось займатися

Example: Roger TOOK painting UP for a while, but soon lost interest.

He TOOK UP squash as he felt he had to lose some weight.