take+apart

  • 21take something apart — take (something) apart to examine something carefully in order to completely understand it. I decided to take apart this popular word “subculture” and see what it really means. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take something apart (=… …

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  • 22take|down — «TAYK DOWN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of taking down. 2. the fact of being taken down. 3. a rifle or similar firearm that can be taken apart and reassembled readily. 4. the nut, bolt, joint, or other piece, between its parts. 5. Wrestling …

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  • 23take down — [v1] write down inscribe, jot down, make a note of, minute, note, note down, put on record, record, set down, transcribe; concept 125 take down [v2] humble deflate, humiliate, let down, lower, mortify, pull down, put down, take apart; concepts… …

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  • 24take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

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  • 25apart — apartness, n. /euh pahrt /, adv. 1. into pieces or parts; to pieces: to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay. 2. separately in place, time, motion, etc.: New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. Our birthdays are three …

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  • 26take — takable, takeable, adj. taker, n. /tayk/, v., took, taken, taking, n. v.t. 1. to get into one s hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book …

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  • 27apart — I [[t]əpɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] POSITIONS AND STATES ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, apart is used in phrasal verbs such as grow apart and take apart .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, oft ADV from n When people or things are apart, they are some distance… …

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  • 28take — [[t]teɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing, n. 1) to get into one s hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please[/ex] 2) to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand[/ex] 3) to get into one s possession or control by force… …

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  • 29take — v 1. acquire, secure, get, obtain, gain, procure, come by, Sl. cop; catch, seize, capture; hold, grasp, grip, clasp, embrace; garner, harvest, gather, glean; reach, attain, achieve, win; receive, accept, react or respond to; have, possess,… …

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  • 30take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …

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