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#2 (permalink) Sun Aug 31, 2008 13:30 pm What does the phrasal verb 'take off' mean? |
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You need to use "off", because the phrasal verb "take off" means for a plane or rocket (and the people in it) to leave the ground and start flying. If you use any word other than "off", you'll have a different phrasal verb that doesn't mean this.
"Take on" means to "accept" in the sense of accepting some kind of responsibility. "Take in" means "accept" in the sense of accepting guests or adopted children, for example.
As far as I know, phrasal verbs "take through" and "take by" don't exist, so your only choice is "take off". |
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#3 (permalink) Fri Feb 11, 2011 17:02 pm What does the phrasal verb 'take off' mean? |
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Hi Jamie K.
I found in the Oxford Dictionary: take sb through sth = to help, to learn or become familiar with sth, for example by talking about each part in turn:
For exp: The director took us through the play scene by scene.
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#4 (permalink) Fri Feb 11, 2011 17:52 pm What does the phrasal verb 'take off' mean? |
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Hi Kati,
You're quite right, 'take someone through something' often suggests that you explain to someone, something as you say, like a play or also a procedure. It would be used like this: Let me take you through the procedure so that you can follow it step by step.
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