a) accept the responsibility for something _______________
b) start a new hobby or activity _______________
c) start to like or feel good about _______________
d) to employ (give a job to) _______________
e) remind or provoke memories _______________
f) to become successful _______________
g) make notes
_______________
h) to be similar in appearance or personality _______________
i) take control of
_______________
j) occupy space or time
_______________
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5:
A
. ‘T
AKE
AFTER
’
MEANS
‘
SIMILAR
TO
’.
B
. ‘T
AKE
OVER
’
USUALLY
MEANS
TAKE
CONTROL
OF
.
C
. C
ORRECT
D
. ‘T
AKE
OFF
’
USUALLY
REFERS
TO
PLANES
OR
CLOTHES
!
6:
A
. ‘T
AKE
AFTER
’
MEANS
‘
SIMILAR
TO
’.
B
. C
ORRECT
C
. ‘T
AKE
OVER
’
USUALLY
MEANS
TAKE
CONTROL
OF
.
D
. ‘T
AKE
AFTER
’
MEANS
‘
SIMILAR
TO
’.
Exercise 2
1 She is very similar to her mother, whereas her sister takes after her
father.
2 The new CEO is very serious and we haven’t really taken to her.
3 I need to remember this lesson. I’ll get a pen and paper and take
down
the most important parts.
4 My feet are swollen. I think I’ll take off my shoes.
5 This jumper is too big. I need to take it back.
6 When my mum retired, I took over the family business.
7 Michael’s become inseparable from his bike since he took up
cycling.
8 You should get rid of this table. It’s a small room and it takes up half the
room.
9 We have too much to do at work. We need to take on more staff.
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C
HAPTER
14. P
HRASAL
V
ERBS
WITH
‘P
UT
’
Mini-Dictionary
Phrasal Verbs with ‘put’
Here is a list with some examples of the most common phrasal verbs
with ‘put’. Use this glossary to complete exercises at the end of this
chapter.
Put out-
Meaning: Extinguish a light or something which has fire.
Example:
Put out your cigarette please, this is a no-smoking area.
Put out-
Meaning: Release or publish. Example:
We need to put out an
email explaining the situation.
Put (effort) into-
Meaning: To try- Example: I put a lot of work into the
presentation.
Put across-
Meaning: Explain or communicate something clearly and
understandably- Example: The way she put the message across was quite
rude.
Put aside-
Meaning: Save (money)- Example:
I try to put a few quid aside
every day for our summer holiday. (Note: “quid” is slang for British
pounds)
Put aside
- Meaning: Ignore or intentionally disregard (something),
temporarily or permanently- Example:
We need to put our differences
aside.
Put away-
Meaning: put something somewhere organised or out of sight.
Example:
When I tidy my room I put all my clothes away.
Put away-
Meaning: Consume in large quantities (food and drink)
-
Example:
He put away 12 chicken wings, 2 steaks and a whole roast
chicken.. What a beast!
Put away-
Meaning: Send to jail- Example:
They put her away for 2 years
on weapons charges.
Put back-
Meaning: Return something to its original place
-
Example: She
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put the toys back in the cupboard.
Put back-
Meaning: Postpone a meeting, event or appointment- Example:
The meeting has been put back to 2pm due to the storms.
Put down-
Meaning: Belittle, humiliate or demean
-
Example:
She´s not
very nice, she constantly puts her husband down.
Put down-
Meaning: Pay a deposit or initial installment- Example:
She put
down a 2,000 euro deposit.
Put down-
Meaning: Eliminate or stop by force- Example:
Government
security forces quickly put down the civil unrest.
Put down-
Meaning: Kill an animal because it is sick or suffering.-
Example:
We had to put our dog down last month because he was too ill.
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