Collocations with TAKE
| Collocation | Meaning | Example sentence |
| Take a bath/shower | to wash yourself. | Instead of taking a bath, he decided to take a shower. |
| Take a break/time off | to stop doing something and have a rest. | After four hours of work, they took a break. |
| Take a breath | to breathe air into your lungs. | Noel took a deep breath and reread the letter. |
| Take advantage of | to make good use of an opportunity. | Take advantage of your day off and have a good rest. |
| Take advice | to do something as suggested by an expert. | They took their lawyer’s advice. |
| Take a look | to pay attention to something. | Take a look! That jacket’s on sale. |
| Take a minute | to make a small effort to do something. | The vaccine only takes a minute and you won’t feel a thing. |
| Take an approach | to take steps before accomplishing something. | We should take an approach based on establishing peace in the region. |
| Take an exam/test | to test your knowledge. | At the end of this level, you will take an exam. |
| Take an interest in | to show curiosity about something. | Many tourists are taking an interest in travelling to Nepal. |
| Take a poll | to make a survey. | The magazine took a poll of 1000 people to see what is the most popular TV programme. |
| Take a risk | to do something which may cause loss. | Don’t take a risk by downloading things from the internet. |
| Take a sick leave | to be absent from work due to an illness. | Brian took a sick leave yesterday. He has flu. |
| Take a while | something will last for some length of time. | It will take a while before you get used to the new neighbourhood. |
| Take care of | to look after someone or something. | Sandra will take care of my pet cat while I’m away. |
| Take cover | to protect yourself from attack. | The soldiers took cover in the nearby building. |
| Take for granted | to fail to feel or show gratitude for someone or something. | Don’t take your parents for granted. |
| Take into account/consideration | to consider something before making a decision. | Take into account your weaknesses and tell us if think you are the right person for the job. |
| Take medication/a pill | to swallow medication or a pill. | Take a pill every four hours. |
| (Not) take no for an answer | to not allow someone to refuse your offer. | You must accept this gift. I won’t take no for an answer. |
| Take part in | to participate. | They are taking part in regatta next week. |
| Take a photo/picture | to capture a photo with a camera. | John took a photo of his son eating. |
| Take place | to happen. | The wedding is taking place in May. |
| Take stock of | to think about something carefully in order to make an opinion about it. | Rob decided to take a break from work and take stock of his career. |
| Take temperature | to measure your body temperature. | The nurse takes temperature readings every four hours. |
| Take the lead | to go first. | The tour guide took the lead. |
| Take time to | to make the effort to do something. | Take time to finish this report. |
| Take your time | to do something slowly. | Don’t hurry with your packing. Take your time. |
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