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Phrasal verbs with 'take'

Have you ever taken on a big challenge?  Have you taken on any new hobbies lately?

 

There are several interesting phrasal verbs built upon the verb 'to take'.  I made a video with a few examples: http://goo.gl/1nrqKu

 

Can you think of any others?

2 lip 2014 22:52
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I believe there are a surprising number of "takes" to be discussed and never learned fully for most non-English speakers. It does take us a lot of time and effort to commit these "takes" to memory.

 

8 lipca 2014

@Garry Andres, @billzhou: Those are great examples.  I tried to limit my video to common phrasal verbs (a verb with a preposition) but there are also great particle verbs and compound verbs with 'take'.

3 lipca 2014

Take care
Take a look
Take off

3 lipca 2014

Take charge

Take command

take over

take the lead

take it.

 

3 lipca 2014

'Take on' and 'take up' are not interchangable.

 

'To take on' means 'to face' a challenge or competitor.

In this case 'to take up' means 'to begin' a new hobby or regular activity.

 

Examples:

 

I'm looking forward to taking on this new position.  I need management experience.

He was willing to take on a fighter much taller than him.

 

I'm thinking of taking up swimming.

She decided to take up knitting after her mother became ill.

2 lipca 2014
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