- TAKE APART
- (separable) to dismantle or disassemble
Max took the engine of his car apart, but couldn't put it back together.
- TAKE BACK
- (separable) to return
Max took the defective radio back to the sore where he bought it.
- TAKE BACK
- (separable) to retrieve something you gave or said
I take it back. Mark isn't nearly as dumb as I said.
- TAKE DOWN
- (separable) to lower
Max took his pants down so that the nurse could give him an injection.
- TAKE DOWN
- (separable) to dismantle; disassemble; take apart
Max took down his tent and went home.
- TAKE DOWN
- (separable) to lower one's self-esteem
Mary's constant criticism has taken Max down considerably.
- TAKE IN
- (separable) to reduce in size; make smaller
Max lost a lot of weight and had to have all of his pants taken in.
- TAKE IN
- (separable) to give shelter to; to receive as a guest, or lodger
The Smiths took Barney in while he was in town.
- TAKE IN
- (separable) to see for enjoyment
We took in the sights in the morning and took in a movie later in the evening.
- TAKE OFF
- (intransitive) to depart (aircraft)
When the plane takes off, you must have your seatbelt on and your seat must be in its upright position.
- TAKE OFF
- (separable) to remove from something
I'm going to take my jacket off. It's hot in here. Take you hand off my knee. I'm not that kind of girl.
- TAKE ON
- (separable) undertake; assume; acquire
Max took on a lot of new responsibilities.
- TAKE ON
- (separable) to contend against an opponent
I think I can take on Mike Tyson.
- TAKE OUT
- (separable) to take someone on a date
Max took Mary out to a fancy restaurant.
- TAKE OUT
- (separable) to extract; remove
Max takes out the trash every night.
- TAKE OVER
- (separable) to gain control of
Someday I will take over the world.
- TAKE UP
- (separable) to pursue; turn one's interest to
Max decided to take up golfing.
- TAKE UP
- (separable) to consume or fill time or space
Homework takes up all of my time.
- TALK INTO
- (separable) to persuade to do something
Max talked Mary into going to Mexico with him.
- TALK OUT OF
- (separable) to persuade not to do something
Bill talked his wife out of divorcing him.
- TANGLE UP
- (separable) to twist and mix together into a confused mass
Max accidentally tangled the electrical cords up.
- TEAR OFF
- (separable) to remove something by tearing
Chastain made headlines when she tore off her jersey after scoring the winning goal.
- THAW OUT
- (intransitive) to change from a frozen state to a non-frozen state
The ice-covered lakes thaw out in the springtime.
- THAW OUT
- (separable) to cause something to change from a frozen state to a non-frozen state by warming it
The warm sun thawed out the icy sidewalk.
- THINK OVER
- (separable) to give something a lot of thought
Before you make a big decision, you should think it over.
- THROW AWAY
- (separable) to discard as trash
Lee threw away the parking ticket soon after he received it.
- THROW OUT
- (separable) to discard
Mary threw out all of her old clothes.
- THROW UP
- (separable) to vomit
Mary ate so many cookies that she threw up.
- TIDY UP
- (separable) to clean; put in order; make neat
Max had better tidy up his office before the boss comes back from vacation.
- TIP OFF
- (separable) to inform
Max tipped off the police about the imminent terrorist attack.
- TRADE IN
- (separable) to exchange something (usually used) for payment or partial payment for something else.
Max traded his old jalopy in as a down payment on a new BMW.
- TRY ON
- (separable) to put clothes on to see if it fits
Be sure to try athletic shoes on before you buy them.
- TRY OUT
- (separable) to test to see if something is suitable
I'm going to try out some new recipes for dinner this week.
- TURN AWAY
- (separable) to reject; refuse; dismiss
The church turned away the people with no money to pay.
- TURN AWAY
- (separable) to repel; deflect
His sheer arrogance turned away many potential friends.
- TURN AWAY
- (intransitive) to move so that you are not facing someone
When Max entered the room, Mary turned away. She could not face him after what he had done.
- TURN BACK
- (intransitive) to return; revert; backtrack
We started on our trip, but the weather was so bad that we decided to turn back.
- TURN BACK
- (separable) to drive away; to halt the advance of
The soldiers tried with all of their might to turn back the invading forces.
- TURN DOWN
- (separable) to decrease
Please turn the radio down. It's too loud.
- TURN DOWN
- (separable) to reject
Bill asked 100 girls to go out on a date with him. All but one turned him down.
- TURN IN
- (separable) to submit or give work done for someone
Max turns in his homework almost always on time.
- TURN OFF
- (separable) to disgust
Selfish people really turn me off.
- TURN OFF
- (separable) to switch a machine or electrical device to the off posiiton
Please turn off the lights when you leave the room.
- TURN ON
- (separable) to switch on ; to cause to operate or flow
Max was bored so he turned the TV on.
- TURN ON
- (separable) to excite pleasurably
Mathematics turns me on.
- TURN OUT
- (separable) to switch off
Please turn out the lights.
- TURN OVER
- (separable) to invert; rotate
Once the pancake is done on one side, please turn it over to cook the other side.
- TURN UP
- (separable) to increase
Please turn the radio up. I can hardly hear it.