Hey, fellas! Sebelumnya kita sudah bahas phrasal verbs dengan kata turn, go, get dan look. Ayo hari ini kita bahas penggunaan kata “take.”
- Take (something) apart. Meaning: membongkar, melepaskan.
- Contoh:
- “The mechanic took the engine apart. He’s trying to fix it now.”
- Contoh:
- Take (something) back. Meaning:
- mengembalikan.
- Contoh:
- “She took the dress back to the dress maker. He gave her the wrong one.”
- Contoh:
- mengambil kembali sesuatu yang sudah diberikan pada orang lain, atau membatalkan sesuatu yang sudah kamu katakan.
- Contoh:
- “Let me take this back. I’ll give it back to you tomorrow.”
- “I take it back. He’s not that good.”
- Contoh:
- mengembalikan.
- Take (something/someone) down:
- menurunkan.
- Contoh:
- “She took her shorts down so that the nurse could give her an injection.”
- Contoh:
- membongkar, melepaskan (sama dengan “take apart.”)
- Contoh:
- “He took down his tent and went home.”
- Contoh:
- membuat orang jadi tidak percaya diri.
- Contoh:
- “The long fight has taken his wife down considerably.”
- Contoh:
- menurunkan.
- Take in. Meaning:
- mengecilkan ukuran.
- Contoh:
- “Now that I’ve lost weight, I’m planning to have all of my dresses taken in.“
- Contoh:
- memberi tempat tinggal, menerima tamu.
- Contoh:
- “He took his nephew in while he was in town.”
- Contoh:
- menikmati pemandangan.
- Contoh:
- “We took in the sights in the morning. The view was just remarkable.”
- Contoh:
- mengecilkan ukuran.
- Take off. Meaning:
- pesawat yang lepas landas.
- Contoh:
- “The plane will take off in an hour.”
- Contoh:
- melepaskan sesuatu.
- Contoh:
- “Please take your shoes off. I’ve just mopped the floor.”
- Contoh:
- pesawat yang lepas landas.
- Take on. Meanig:
- menanggung, menerima.
- Contoh:
- “He will be promoted. He will take on a lot of new responsibilities.”
- Contoh:
- melawan.
- Contoh:
- “Look at my muscles! I think I can take on Mike Tyson.”
- Contoh:
- menanggung, menerima.
- Take (someone/someone) out. Meaning:
- mengajak seseorang pergi kencan.
- Contoh:
- “He took her out to a fancy restaurant.”
- Contoh:
- mengeluarkan sesuatu, memisahkan sesuatu.
- Contoh:
- “She takes out the trash every night.”
- Contoh:
- mengajak seseorang pergi kencan.
- Take over. Meaning: mengendalikan/menguasai sesuatu.
- Contoh:
- “He will take over the company once he’s graduated.”
- Contoh:
Compiled and written by @Miss_Qiak at @EnglishTips4U on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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setau saya juga ada begini..1. take after = resemble. contoh: “you take after your mom” > “you look like your mom” > “kau terlihat seperti ibumu”2. take in = understand, absorb. contoh: “it’s too hard to take in” > “ini terlalu susah untuk dimengerti”3. take up = start and spend time doing something (a hobby, interest). contoh: “my grandfather take up playing golf in his spare time.”