take out
phrasal verbtake somebody out
- to go to a restaurant, theatre, club, etc. with somebody you have invited
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take somebody/something out
- (informal) to kill somebody or destroy something
- They took out two enemy bombers.
take something out
- to remove something from inside somebody’s body, especially a part of it
- How many teeth did the dentist take out?
- to obtain an official document or service
- to take out an insurance policy/a mortgage/a loan
- to take out an ad in a newspaper
- (North American English) (British English take something away)to buy cooked food at a restaurant and carry it away to eat, for example at home related noun takeaway, takeout
take something out (against somebody)
- to start legal action against somebody by means of an official document
- The police have taken out a summons against the driver of the car.
take something out (of something)
- to obtain money by removing it from your bank accountTopics Moneyb1