take sth from sb
— phrasal verb with take /teɪk/ verb (took, taken)Definition
› If you take words, information, or ideas from another person or piece of work, you use or develop them in some way: The plot is taken from Shakespeare.Using and misusing
(Definition of take sth from sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take sth away phrasal verb (REMOVE)
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take sth back phrasal verb (SOMETHING BOUGHT)
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take sth back phrasal verb (STATEMENT)
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take sth down phrasal verb (REMOVE)
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take sth down phrasal verb (WRITE)
- take sth from sb phrasal verb
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take sth in phrasal verb (CLOTHES)
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take sth in phrasal verb (INCLUDE)
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take sth in phrasal verb (UNDERSTAND)
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take sth in phrasal verb (WATCH)
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take sth in phrasal verb (WORK)
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- exhaust verb (USE)
- get/muscle in on the act idiom
- give/allow sth full play idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- spent adjective
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
- underused adjective
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Using and misusing
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