take out

phraseB12 meaningsNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To take out is to remove something from inside. A tooth, a splinter, money from an account.

It splits round an object. There is a social sense, since taking somebody out means paying for an evening with them, and it usually implies romance. Two more are worth knowing: taking out insurance or a loan means arranging one, which is a curious use of the words, and in crime and military slang taking somebody out means killing them. A takeaway is a takeout in American English.

Definitions of take out

1phrasetake outTo remove something from inside something else.B1
“The dentist will take out the wisdom tooth.”
2phrasearrangeTo arrange a financial product such as a loan or insurance.B2
“They had to take out a second mortgage.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 13 of A Man Called Ove.

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take out

phraseB12 meaningsNot compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To take out is to remove something from inside. A tooth, a splinter, money from an account.

Definitions of take out

1phrasetake outTo remove something from inside something else.B1
“The dentist will take out the wisdom tooth.”
2phrasearrangeTo arrange a financial product such as a loan or insurance.B2
“They had to take out a second mortgage.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 13 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word