Separable Object can go in the middle or after: "take it apart" or "take apart the machine"
Inseparable Object always goes after the particle: "take after your mother" — never "take your mother after"
Intransitive No object needed: "The plane takes off at noon."
take offIntransitive
① A plane leaves the ground. ② To remove clothing. ③ To suddenly become very popular or successful.
"The plane takes off at 8 AM." / "Take off your shoes." / "Her career really took off."
take onSeparable
To accept a new responsibility, job, challenge, or employee.
"The company took on ten new employees this year."
take outSeparable
To remove something from a place; to take someone on a date; to get food to go.
"He took out his wallet and paid the bill."
take backSeparable
To return something to a store; to retract or withdraw something you said.
"I take back what I said — I was wrong."
take upSeparable
To start a new hobby or activity; to occupy time or space.
"She took up yoga after the doctor's recommendation."
take overSeparable
To gain control of something; to assume someone else's role or responsibilities.
"The new manager took over the department last month."
take afterInseparable
To resemble a parent or relative in appearance or character.
"He takes after his grandfather — same eyes, same smile."
take inSeparable
To absorb or understand information; to accommodate someone; to be deceived.
"It was a lot of information to take in at once."
take awaySeparable
To remove something from someone; to cause someone to lose something.
"The illness took away her ability to walk for months."
take apartSeparable
To disassemble something; to analyze or criticize something in detail.
"He took apart the clock to see how it worked."
📖 A New Chapter for Daniela
Daniela always took after her mother — both are ambitious women who never give up. Last year, she decided to make a big change. She took up photography as a hobby, and to everyone's surprise, her social media account took off within weeks, gaining thousands of followers very quickly.
Her success didn't go unnoticed. A local travel magazine took her on as a freelance photographer. The job took up a lot of her time, but she loved every moment of it. At first, the pressure made her nervous. "I almost took back my yes," she laughed in an interview. But she pushed through.
She eventually took over the magazine's Instagram account, too. Her editor encouraged her to take in all the reader feedback and use it to grow. "Don't let anyone take away your love for this work," her mother always said. So Daniela didn't. She took apart every image she produced, studying what worked and what didn't, until every photo was better than the last.
Today, Daniela has taken on three more clients and has never looked back.
