Take Out (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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- They took money out of the ATM to alleviate their immediate financial needs.
- We were instructed to take water samples out of the affected river for further testing.
- In a fire emergency, residents should take emergency supplies out of the designated kits.
- Scientists have taken fossils out of the earth in an effort to piece together ancient ecosystems.
- Financial investors took millions out of the struggling companies before it was too late.
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Meaning 2
Take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Obtain by legal or official process; "take out a license"; "take out a patent".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Meaning 4
Remove from its packing; "unpack the presents".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy.
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Researchers often take out passages from primary sources and include them in their papers with proper citation.
- When writing an essay, it is essential to take out relevant quotes from the book to support your arguments.
- She decided to take out a particularly insightful paragraph from the article to use in her presentation.
- The student struggled to find a suitable passage to take out of the novel and include in his analysis.
- To complete her thesis, the scholar needed to take out several key points from the historical text and analyze them in depth.
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Meaning 6
Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Purchase prepared food to be eaten at home.
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 8
Prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 9
Remove something from a container or an enclosed space.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 10
Buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food; "We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
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- After a long day at the office, we decided to take out Chinese for dinner.
- She's too exhausted, let's just take out some sandwiches from the deli down the street.
- Since I forgot to buy groceries, we'll take out pizza tonight.
- I think we'll take out sushi from the new restaurant that just opened.
- They're going to take out BBQ for the party, so everyone should come hungry.
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Meaning 11
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 12
Cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 13
Make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" "He asekd me to a dance".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 14
Take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..