Kenalan dengan Frase Verb Take

Frase verb dengan menggunakan take sering digunakan dalam ekspresi  idiom pada bahasa Inggris. Apa saja itu?

·         Take over somebody : untuk melihat atau berkelakuan seperti orang lain

Contoh:

My niece really takes after her mother, my aunt.

·         Take off : pesawat udara mengudara

Contoh :

The plane took off on time

·         Take off : mulai menjadi sukses

Contoh :

The artist’s career took off when she got the leading role in the movie “Something stupid”

·         Take somebody for something : mempertimbangkan untuk melihat sebagai

Contoh :

Not wanting to be taken for a stupid newcomer, Benno quickly learned to adopt

·         Take somebody in :

a.       Menipu orang

Contoh :

The innocent woman is always taken in by pitiless salesmen

b.      Membiarkan seseorang tinggal di rumahmu

Contoh :

She likes to take in stray cats and dogs

·         Take somebody off : meniru orang

Contoh :

He was taking off the boss when man himself appeared at the door

·         Take somebody on : merekrut seseorang

Contoh :

Hey, this ad says they’re taking on more employees. Let’s apply

·         Take something apart :

a.       mencari tempat sepenuhnya

Contoh :

The police took the place apart looking for the murderer on the run

b.      sesuatu yang terpisah menjadi beberapa bagian yang berbeda

Contoh :

may 9 year old nephew like to take things apart to see how they work

·         Take something back : mengakui bahwa Anda telah salah berucap

Contoh :

Ooops! I should take back that nasty remark

·         Take something down : menulis dengan cepat

Contoh :

You should take down the main points of the discussion

·         Take something in : mengerti, menyerap sesuatu yang baru

Contoh :

I’m trying to take in the essence of the this lengthy quotation, but I’m still clueless

·         Take something on : responsive terhadap sesuatu

Contoh :

She has taken on not only teaching underprivileged children but also caring for disabled person

·         Take something over : mengambil control atas sesuatu

Contoh :

We don’t know if the boss’s son is the right person to take over the company

·         Take something up :

a.       Menerima ide atau sugesti

Contoh :

Not everyone is eager to take up this invitation to the opening pf the new funeral house

b.      Tertarik pada aktifitas baru

Contoh :

Now that he is retired, Mr. Smith has more time to take up new interest

c.       Melanjutkan sesuatu

Contoh :

Okay kids, let me take up the story where I left off yesterday

·         Take to somebody/something :

a.       Mulai untuk menyukai seseorang/sesuatu

Contoh :

As soon as Andy saw the cute little dog, he took to it and wanted to adopt it

b.      Mengembangkan sesuatu sebagai kebiasaan

Contoh :

My brother has taken to jogging in the park every morning

Sekarang, jawablah dengan Take dengan benar

·         Don’t …… by the smooth talking street vendor. He’s trying to sell second  hand stuff for new

·         I’m so mad at my new boss. What …..? an idiot?

·         Danny, would you please …… my class for a few minutes? I need to make a phone call.

Sumber :

C’nS cool ‘n smart English teen magazines vol.14 No. 07 November - Desember 2014