collect /кэ'1ек| [v Tj british to go to a place where someone or something is waiting for you, and bring them back: I'm at the station. Can you come and collect me? collect sb/sth from. I have to go and collect a parcel from the post-office.
fetch fetj [u Ti especially British to go to get someone or something that you need and bring them back: Quick! Fetch a ladder. I Jim went off to fetch a policeman.
/etch sb/sth /rom Martha fetched a towel from the bathroom, fetch sb stk (=fetch something for someone) Could you fetch me a screwdriver?
Bi to take someone or something back to the place where they came from
take back ;,teik Ъгек/ Iphrasa/ verb T]
take sb/sth back to Paul asked the taxi driuer to take him back to his hotel, take sb/sth back The dress was too big for me so J took it back. I I'll take you back after the party. take back sth Did you remember to take back all your library books?
bring back brii] b&k [phrasal verb T] to bring someone or something back to the place where you are now or to your home
bring sb/sth back Mrs Ali will bring you back from school today. bring back sth I've brought back the book you lent me. I They brought back some lovely cheese from France.
return /пЧз:Гп [у T] to bring or take something back to the place where you got it from: Penny has still not returned the office keys.
return sth to If there is a problem with the computer you can return it to the store
Д Return is more formal than take back or bring back
GJ to take something from someone
take /teik/ (о T] to take something out of someone's hands: Let me take your bags - you look exhausted. take sth from sb He walked across the room and took the gun from her.
taking - took - have taken
grab/snatch graeb, snaetjy [v T) to take something from someone with a sudden violent movement, for example because you are angry or you want to steal something: A thief snatched her purse while she was walking down the street. snatctv/grab stk /rom sb Larry■ tried to grab the letter from me.
grabbing - grabbed - have grabbed
take away teik a'wei/ [phrasal verb T]
to take something important from someone . such as a posession or a right, either as a punishment or in a way that is wrong or unfair
take away stk a new law that would take away the rights of workers to go on strike
take sth away /rom sb Johnson failed a drugs test, and his gold medal was taken away from him.
confiscate /'kDnf^skeit||ka:n-/ \v T] to officially take something away from someone, either as a punishment or because they are not allowed to have it: The teacher confiscated my Walkman. I Police will confiscate nets and rods from anyone found fishing illegally.
el to take something from the place where it is
take / teik. [и T] to take something from the place where it is: Have you taken my keys?/ can't find them, take stk /rom/oJJ/down etc He took a dictionary down from the shelf, take sth away (=take something permanently from a place) They haven't taken the garbage away for two weeks.
taking - took - have taken
take out /.teik aot/ [phrasal verb TJ to take something from a place where it could not be seen, for example from a pocket, drawer, or container take out sth He reached into his pocket
and took out a handkerchief.
take sth out Sa//y opened a pack of cigarettes, took one out and lit it. take stk out of stk Take that chewing gum out of your mouthl
pull out /,po 1 aot/ [phrasal verb T] to quickly take something from a place where it was hidden or could not be seen pull out stk He pulled out a gun and fired three shots.
pull stk out / saw her pull a bag out from under the seat.
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remove n'muiv [и T] to take something away from the place where it is. especially something that you do not want or something that should not be there: Please do not remove this notice. I She was in the hospital, hauing her appendix removed.
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remove sth from sth Remove all the packaging from the pizza and place it in a preheated oven.
TAKE PART
to do something together with
other people
see also sport, competition, game
Remove is more formal than take off, take out etc.
to take someone away using force
take sb away ,teik (sb) s'wei/ [phrasal verb T] if soldiers, the police etc take someone away, they force that person to go with them: The soldiers took my son away and I never saw him again. I Our neighbour was taken away in a police car.
kidnap /'kidnsp/ [u T] to take someone away by force and keep them as your prisoner, in order to make their family or their government give you money or other things you want: Terrorists have kidnapped a French officer and are
demanding $400,000 from the French
government.
kidnapping - kidnapped - have kidnapped kidnapping |n C] when someone is kidnapped: Most diplomats now travel with bodyguards, following a series of kidnappings.
abduct /ab'dAkt, aeb-/ [и T] to take someone away by force, especially a child or young person, often in order to kill them or sexually attack them - used especially in news reports: Several young women had
been abducted from their villages and
forced to work as prostitutes.
take sb hostage /,teik (sb) 'hostidsll -'ha:-/ to take someone and keep them as a prisoner, especially for political reasons, and threaten to kill them if their government does not do what you demand: Rebel forces have taken five UN peacekeepers hostage.