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Sth Sb Almak I Sb/Sth Götürmek Place Remove

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Kind verb
Front take 
IPA  /teɪk   / verb [transitive] (past tense took /tʊk   /; past participle taken /ˈteɪkən   /)
Back almak; götürmek
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take (verb)

 /teɪk   / verb [transitive] (past tense took /tʊk   /; past participle taken /ˈteɪkən   /)
 
CARRY/MOVE
1 to carry or move sb/sth; to go with sb from one place to another
almak; götürmek
 Take your coat with you – it's cold.
 Could you take this letter home to your parents?
 The ambulance took him to hospital.
 I'm taking the children swimming this afternoon.
IN YOUR HAND
2 to put your hand round sth and hold it (and move it towards you)
almak, tutmak
 She held out the keys, and I took them.
 He took a sweater out of the drawer.
 She took my hand/me by the hand.
STEAL
3 to remove sth from a place or a person, often without permission
izinsiz almak, aşırmak
 Who's taken my pen?
 My name had been taken off the list.
 The burglars took all my jewellery.
CAPTURE
4 to capture a place by force; to get control of sb/sth
zaptetmek, ele geçirmek
 The Allies took the enemy's capital last night.
 The state will take control of the company.
EAT/DRINK
5 to swallow sth
almak, yutmak
 Take two tablets four times a day.
 Do you take sugar in tea?
WRITE DOWN
6 to write or record sth
 (not) almak, kaydetmek
 She took notes during the lecture.
 The police officer took my name and address.
PHOTOGRAPH
7 to photograph sth
 (fotoğraf) çekmek
 I took some nice photos of the wedding.
MEASUREMENT
8 to measure sth
ölçmek
 The doctor took my temperature/pulse/blood pressure.
ACCEPT
9 to accept or receive sth
kabul etmek
 If you take my advice, you'll forget all about him.
 Do you take credit cards?
 What coins does the machine take?
 I'm not going to take the blame for the accident.
 She's not going to take the job.
 10 to understand sth or react to sth in a particular way
 (öyle) anlamak, kabul etmek
 She took what he said as a compliment.
 He took the news of his grandfather's death very badly.
 I wish you would take things more seriously (ciddiye almanı isterdim).
DEAL WITH STH BAD
11 to be able to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant
katlanmak
 I can't take much more of this heat.
SYNONYM STAND1
HAVE FEELING
12 to get a particular feeling from sth
 (zevk, gurur vb.) almak, duymak
 He takes great pleasure in his grandchildren.
 When she failed the exam she took comfort from the fact that it was only by a few marks.
ACTION
13 used with nouns to say that sb is performing an action
 Take a look (bak) at this article.
 We have to take a decision (karar vermek).
NEED
14 to need sth/sb
almak, gerektirmek
 It took three people to move the piano.
 How long did the journey take?
 It took a lot of courage to say that.
SIZE
15 [not used in the continuous tenses]
to have a certain size of shoes or clothes
 (beden, numara, boy) giymek
 What size shoes do you take?
CONTAIN
16 [not used in the continuous tenses]
to have enough space for sb/sth
(içine) almak
 How many passengers can this bus take?
TEACH
17
 take sb (for sth)
to give lessons to sb
ders vermek
 Who takes you for History?
EXAM
18 to study a subject for an exam; to do an exam
 (ders) almak;
(sınav) girmek
 What subjects are you taking for A level?
 I'm taking the advanced exam this summer.
TRANSPORT
19 to use a form of transport; to use a particular route
binmek;
belli bir yoldan gitmek
 I always take the train to York.
 Which road do you take to Hove?
 Take the second turning on the right.
GRAMMAR
20 [not used in the continuous tenses]
to have or need a word to go with it in a sentence or other structure
 (gramer) almak
 The verb ‘depend’ takes the preposition ‘on’.
IDIOMS
be taken with sb/sth
to find sb/sth attractive or interesting
çekici bulmak, hoşlanmak
I take it (that …)
(used to show that you understand sth from a situation, even though you have not been told) I suppose
farz ediyorum, kabul ediyorum
 I take it that you're not coming?
take it from me
believe me
inan ki
 Take it from me, she's going to resign.
take a lot out of sb
to make sb very tired
yormak
take a lot of/some doing
to need a lot of work or effort
çok çaba gerektirmek, zahmetli olmak
Take ile oluşan başka deyimler için deyimin diğer parçasını oluşturan isim, sıfat vb.nin madde başlıklarına bakınız. Örneğin, take place için bakınız place.
PHRASAL VERBS
take sb aback
to surprise or shock sb
afallatmak
take after sb
 [not used in the continuous tenses]
to look or behave like an older member of your family, especially a parent
 (anne, baba, vb.) benzemek, çekmek
take sth apart
to separate sth into the different parts it is made of
sökmek, ayırmak
take sth away
1 to cause a feeling, etc. to disappear
yok etmek, gidermek
 These aspirins will take the pain away.
 2 to buy cooked food at a restaurant, etc. and carry it out to eat somewhere else, for example at home
 (restoran) yemek alıp götürmek
 noun takeaway
take sb/sth away (from sb)
to remove sb/sth
kaldırmak, uzaklaştırmak
 She took the scissors away from the child.
take sth back
1 to return sth to the place that you got it from
geri vermek, yerine götürmek
 note at SHOPPING
 2 to admit that sth you said was wrong
sözünü geri almak
take sth down
1 to remove a structure by separating it into the pieces it is made of
sökmek, yıkmak
 They took the tent down and started the journey home.
 2 to write down sth that is said
yazmak, not almak
take sb in
1 to invite sb who has no home to live with you
misafir etmek
 Her parents were killed in a crash so she was taken in by her grandparents.
 2 to make sb believe sth that is not true
aldatmak
 I was completely taken in by her story.
take sth in
to understand what you see, hear or read
kavramak, anlamak
 There was too much in the museum to take in at one go.
take off
1 (used about an aircraft) to leave the ground and start flying
 (uçak) havalanmak, kalkmak
OPPOSITE LAND2
 2 (used about an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly
başarılı olmak, tutulmak, yaygınlaşmak
take sb off
to copy the way sb speaks or behaves in an amusing way
taklidini yapmak
take sth off
1 to remove sth, especially clothes
 (kıyafet vb.) çıkarmak
 Come in and take your coat off.
OPPOSITE put sth on
 2 to have the period of time mentioned as a holiday
 (belli bir süre) izne ayrılmak, tatil yapmak
 I'm going to take a week off.
take sb on
to start to employ sb
işe almak
 The firm is taking on new staff.
take sth on
to accept a responsibility or decide to do sth
üstlenmek
 He's taken on a lot of extra work.
take sb out
to go out with sb (for a social occasion)
biriyle çıkmak, bir yere götürmek
 I'm taking Angela out for a meal tonight.
take sth out
1 to remove sth from inside your body
 (organ vb.) çektirmek, aldırmak
 He's having two teeth taken out.
 2 to obtain a service
 (kredi vb.) almak
 to take out a mortgage/loan
take sth out (of sth)
to remove sth from sth
çıkarmak, çekmek
 He took a notebook out of his pocket.
 I need to take some money out of the bank.
take it out on sb
to behave badly towards sb because you are angry or upset about sth, even though it is not this person's fault
 (başkasından) hırsını çıkarmak
 I know you don't feel well but don't take it out on me!
take (sth) over
to get control of sth or responsibility for sth
devralmak, yönetimi ele geçirmek
 The firm is being taken over by a large company.
 Who's going to take over as assistant when Tim leaves?
take to sb/sth
to start liking sb/sth
kanı kaynamak
 I took to his parents immediately.
take to sth/doing sth
to begin doing sth regularly as a habit
âdet edinmek
 We've taken to getting up very late on Sundays.
take sth up
to start doing sth regularly (for example as a hobby)
 (hobi) başlamak
 I've taken up yoga recently.
take up sth
to use or fill an amount of time or space
zaman almak, yer kaplamak
 All her time is taken up looking after the new baby.
SYNONYM OCCUPY
take sb up on sth
1 to say that you disagree with sth that sb has just said, and ask them to explain it
katılmamak, açıklama istemek
 I must take you up on that last point.
 2 (informal)
to accept an offer that sb has made
 (teklif vb.) kabul etmek
 ‘Come and stay with us any time.’ ‘We'll take you up on that!’
take sth up with sb
to ask or complain about sth
şikâyet etmek, -e götürmek
 I'll take the matter up with my MP.
 

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