take+something+from

  • 41From the beginnings to Avicenna — Jean Jolivet INTRODUCTION Arabic philosophy began at the turn of the second and third centuries of the Hegira, roughly the ninth and tenth centuries AD. The place and the time are important. It was in 133/750 that the ‘Abbāssid dynasty came to… …

    History of philosophy

  • 42take it — {v. phr.} 1. To get an idea or impression; understand from what is said or done. Usually used with I . * /I take it from your silence that you don t want to go./ 2. {informal} To bear trouble, hard work, criticism; not give up or weaken. * /Henry …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 43take it — {v. phr.} 1. To get an idea or impression; understand from what is said or done. Usually used with I . * /I take it from your silence that you don t want to go./ 2. {informal} To bear trouble, hard work, criticism; not give up or weaken. * /Henry …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 44draw something from something — ˈdraw sth from sb/sth derived to take or obtain sth from a particular source • to draw support/comfort/strength from your family • She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences. Main entry: ↑draw …

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  • 45take as gospel — take (something) as gospel to believe that something is certainly true. His opinions on international issues are taken as gospel by his colleagues. Etymology: from the literal meaning of gospel (= one of the books in the Bible that tell the story …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 46draw something from somebody — ˈdraw sth from sb/sth derived to take or obtain sth from a particular source • to draw support/comfort/strength from your family • She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences. Main entry: ↑draw …

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  • 47take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48take away — verb 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 5) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away… …

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  • 49take out — verb 1. cause to leave (Freq. 7) The teacher took the children out of the classroom • Syn: ↑move out, ↑remove • Hyponyms: ↑clear, ↑call in, ↑estrange …

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  • 50take — verb (past took; past participle taken) 1》 reach for and hold with one s hands. 2》 carry or bring with one; convey or guide.     ↘remove from a place.     ↘subtract. 3》 accept or receive.     ↘understand or accept as valid.     ↘submit to,… …

    English new terms dictionary