TAKE OUT - Phrasal verb meaning and examples.
TAKE OUT means to borrow something from a place.
When you take something (a library book, a loan)
for temporary use from a formal establishment.
Example sentences
I took out a loan to help pay for my tuition.
Instead of buying that new book, you can take it out from the library.
I was able to take out a mortgage to buy my first house.
TAKE OUT can also mean to remove.
When something is extracted or removed from its current location.
Examples
I had to have two teeth taken out.
He took out his phone and saved the girl's number.
I need to take my car out of the garage.
(Because I want to put a pool table there instead)
The trash smells bad. Can you take it out please?
Have you had your appendix taken out?
TAKE OUT can mean to invite someone to go somewhere.
When you invite someone to go out with you, often on a date somewhere
but also just as company or as friends.
Examples
Where did he take you out last night?
Was it to a restaurant or the movies?
On our first date, Mark took me out to the cinema.
Jenny takes me out to a new restaurant every month.
Let me take you out to dinner some time.
My parents took me out to lunch after graduation.
TAKE OUT can also mean to withdraw.
To withdraw money (cash)
from the bank or an ATM to use it at a later time.
Example sentences
I need to take some money out for tonight.
He took out some cash in case they didn't accept credit cards.
She took out $50 from the ATM to pay for the taxi she was going to take later.
TAKE OUT can also mean to destroy or kill
This is an informal way of saying to kill or disable a person
or destroy a place or other target.
Example sentences
They took out the enemy base with long-range missiles.
The sniper took out many soldiers before his hiding place was discovered.
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