phrasal verb 'take out'
Phrasal verbMain meaning
take out
[teɪk aʊt]
to remove something from a place

Other meanings

  • to go somewhere with someone socially, or to obtain something officially
  • to remove
  • to extract
  • to bring outside
  • to go on a date
  • to get (a loan, insurance, etc.)

Example Sentences Using the Phrasal Verb "take out"

  • He took out the trash before dinner.
  • She took her friend out to lunch.
  • He took out a loan to buy a car.

Features of Using "take out"

Separability:Optionally separable Transitivity:Transitive Level:A2 Particle:out

Common in everyday contexts like food, cleaning, dating, or paperwork. Very flexible in meaning depending on the object used.

Other phrasal verbs with the verb take

take-up

take up

to begin a new activity or hobby
take-in

take in

to absorb or understand something