take part (in sth)to do an activity with other people
take placeto happen
take sb by surpriseTo take someone by surprise means to do something that is completely unexpected.
take sb/sth by stormto be suddenly extremely successful in a place or with a group of people
take sb/sth seriouslyto believe that someone or something is important and that you should give attention to them
take sth as it comesto deal with something as it happens, without planning for it
take sth for grantedto never think about something because you believe it will always be available or stay exactly the same
take sth into account/take account of sthto think about something when judging a situation
take sth into considerationto think about something when you make a decision or plan
take the blameIf you take the blame for something, you say that you did it or that it is your fault.
take the minutesto write down what is said at a meeting and by whom
take turnsIf you take turns, you and other people do the same thing, one after the other.
take up sth1. to begin to do something
2. to discuss or manage something
3. to fill space or time
4. to shorten clothes
take/accept/claim responsibility for sthto say that you have done something or caused something to happen, especially something bad
takeoff/téikɔ`:f/n. the moment when an aircraft leaves the ground and starts to fly
takeout/téikaut/n1. prepared food that you buy in a restaurant but eat in a different place
n2. a restaurant that sells this type of meal
takeover/téikòuvər/n. an act of taking control of something
talent/tæ'lənt/n. a natural ability to do something
talented/tæ'ləntid/adj. showing natural ability in a particular area
talk about …used to emphasize that something is very noticeable in the stated way
talk about sth/doing sthto think about or make plans to do something in the future
talk sb/yourself into somethingto persuade someone to do something, or to decide to do something
talk sb/yourself out of somethingto persuade someone not to do something, or to decide not to do something
tangible/tæ'nʤəbl/adj. Something that is tangible is real and can be seen, touched, or measured.
tap/tæp/n. the part at the end of a pipe that controls the flow of water
v. to knock or touch something gently