LOOK AFTER – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

LOOK AFTER – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

The English phrasal verb LOOK AFTER has the following meaning: 1. Look after = to take care of someone/something (transitive) When you make sure that someone/something is safe and well. To take care of someone (or something) by doing what is needed to keep them well...
TAKE UP – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

TAKE UP – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

 The English phrasal verb TAKE UP has the following meanings: 1. Take up = to fill or occupy time or space (transitive) When a task or duty occupies much of your time, or when a person or item occupies space. The meeting took up the entire morning. The new sofa takes...
TAKE TO – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

TAKE TO – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

The English phrasal verb TAKE TO has the following meanings: 1. Take to = to make a new habit of something (transitive) When someone starts to do something new often, usually because they enjoy doing it. My cat has taken to sleeping on the kitchen counter. I have...
TAKE OVER – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

TAKE OVER – phrasal verb – meanings and examples

The English phrasal verb TAKE OVER has the following meanings: 1. Take over = to begin control control (transitive) When someone begins to have control of something and is in charge of responsibilities, people, or duties. To begin to do something that someone else was...

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