take sth from sb
— phrasal verb with take uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/verb took, taken
If you take words, information, or ideas from another person or piece of work, you use or develop them in some way:
The plot is taken from Shakespeare.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- mine
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- use sth up
- wear
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