Borrow a library book
Meanings
- Borrow a library book (separable [optional], International English)
- Borrow money from a bank or other official lender (separable [optional], International English)
- Extract or remove (separable [optional], International English)
- someone, especially a date (separable [obligatory], International English)
- Obtain insurance (separable [optional], International English)
- Kill, murder (separable [optional], International English)
Examples
- I TOOK OUT all the books I needed for my essay from the library.
- Jackie and Anil TOOK OUT a mortgage to buy a bigger flat.
- The dentist TOOK OUT all of my wisdom teeth before they started causing any problems.
- He TOOK her OUT to a restaurant last Friday night.
- I TOOK OUT some health insurance before I went backpacking around Latin America.
- The gang TOOK him OUT after he spoke to the police.