Question

If you want to be fluent in English, then you need to know phrasal verbs! 

‘Take’ appears in many phrasal verbs. Here are several uses of the verb. 

 

Take to – adopt as a habit; develop a liking for
Take something over – succeed to the management or ownership of
Take somebody or something for – consider to be, especially wrongly suppose to be
Take somebody down – lower his pride
Take something down – lower

Take something back – withdraw something (one has said)

Take something out on somebody - Treat an innocent person badly because you are tired or angry about something else

Take somebody through something - Explain something to somebody in detail

Take somebody up on something - Accept an offer or invitation

Take something up with somebody - Complain to someone about a problem