to take out
948
1.9
- phrasal verb
- /teɪk aʊt/
:
sacar
- She needed to take out the trash before leaving the house.
- take out the garbage
- take out of context
- take out the book
You know, don't let anybody take the art out of your vocation.
- You know, don't let anybody take the art out of your vocation.
- Now suppose I mutilate the board by taking out two tiles.
- It's about time to take trash out at my car wash.
- And just so we let it sit, I'm gonna take out the pins.
- And when people hunt, they take out crucial elements.
- But yeah, that's why that's what I took it out, right.
- But yeah, you like, you take out some plants.
Examples
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Time to take out the trash.
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Uh, you can take out the garbage.
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And so we're used to taking out bad guys.
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OK, So what we do is we take out our zero.
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John, would you take this out, please?
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If it must be removed, is it easy to take out and put in again?
Academic text (1996) -
We can always take out this constant term.
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One day I was sitting at home, my mother asked me to take the garbage out.
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What I want to do today is take out these floorboards.
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So I'll just reach in here and gently take out the old CPU like that.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To move something toward you using force, often to remove it
∞
1.0
Take something out of a container like a box or cupboard
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
3.0
To free someone from something harmful or unwanted
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
795
2.3
To remove something from a place or reduce something important, for example a right
523
2.7
To take something out of a place, often with effort
502
3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
338
3.0
To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something
312
2.3
To not include someone or something
270
1.0
Pull something out of a place or container
189
4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
166
3.9
To remove something from somewhere, often by effort, or to get information
159
3.5
To take money or things out of a place where they are kept
136
3.2
To remove something unwanted from a place
117
1.0
To take things out of a suitcase or box
111
3.2
To take something out, often with effort, for example weeds or hidden facts
88
3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
77
3.2
To remove a shape from paper or cloth using scissors
68
4.4
To pull something out quickly and with force, often to remove it completely
66
3.4
Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident
49
6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
46
3.0
To remove something that is fixed or standing, for example stage equipment
37
3.8
To remove unwanted people or things from a group
36
2.8
To make someone or something leave a place
32
4.2
Force someone to leave a place
27
4.0
Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
18
3.8
Remove something from where it is, for example a nail or a secret
17
4.6
To take a short part from a longer text, song, or film
15
6.1
To force something or someone out of a place where they are stuck
14
7.2
To cut out part of a body or text
13
4.2
To stop something completely using strong action
12
4.4
Not include someone or something in a list
10
1.8
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
10
3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
9
4.3
To check and remove people or things that are not wanted
7
3.7
Remove one part from a mixture using a filter or another method
5
5.0
To take out what is inside a container so it becomes empty
5
3.4
To remove a part from something with a knife or tool
3
4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
1
4.9
To take liquid from a container by pouring or draining for testing
1
6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
1
5.0
To force someone to leave a place usually because they cause trouble
To take something out of the place or situation where it first came from
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal sense of 'take' (remove/bring) + 'out' (away from home) naturally suggests bringing someone to a place, so learners who know both words can infer an invitation to go somewhere. However, the conventionalized pragmatic sense that this specifically implies a romantic date or social courting is not fully predictable from the parts, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Take out comes from the simple image of when you take a cup out of a box, picking it up and moving it outside the box. So it means 'to remove' something from a place.