TAKE OUT – Phrasal Verb
What is the Meaning of TAKE OUT?
take s.o. out
take out s.o.
Definition:
take someone to a social event or a place of entertainment, or to a restaurant
Tips:
- Use this for nicer restaurants. It is not normally used for fast food restaurants.
- Don’t confuse this phrasal verb with the noun take-out. The meaning is very different. Take-out is food that you purchase from a restaurant (such as pizza), then take home to eat.
- In speech, the phrasal verb is stressed on OUT. The noun is stressed on TAKE.
Examples:
1. My husband is going to take me out to the theatre for our anniversary.
2. He took her out to dinner on Friday evening.
present:
TAKE OUT
present participle:
TAKING OUT
past:
TOOK OUT
past participle:
TAKEN OUT
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