Meaning

12 senses
  1. To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.

    He took down the picture and replaced it with the framed photograph.

    herunternehmen, abnehmen, abmachen

    сниматьsnimatʹ

  2. To remove something from a hanging position.

    We need to take down the curtains to be cleaned.

    abhängen, abnehmen

    сниматьsnimatʹ

    move something or somebody to a lower position

  3. To remove something from a website.

    We must take this fake news item down today.

    runternehmen

  4. To write down as a note, especially to record something spoken.

    If you have a pen, you can take down my phone number.

    niederschreiben (literarily), aufschreiben, notieren

    записыватьzapisyvatʹ

  5. To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.

    When everything else is packed, we can take down the tent.

    demontieren, abbauen, entfernen

    убратьubratʹ

  6. To lower an item of clothing without removing it.

    The doctor asked me to take down my trousers.

    herunterlassen, herunterstreifen, niederwerfen

    приспуститьprispustitʹ, уронитьuronitʹ

  7. To arrest someone or to place them in detention.

    You have been found guilty. Take the prisoner down.

    We've got enough evidence now to take McFee down.

  8. To swallow.

    I took down the medicine and soon felt better.

  9. To defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).

  10. To force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.

  11. (colloquial, intransitive)To collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.

  12. (transitive)To reduce.

    to take the volume down a bit

    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Examples

136 sentences
  1. We'll be taking down our Christmas tree soon.

    Ми скоро будемо розбирати нашу новорічну ялинку.

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  2. She tried to take down every word the teacher said.

    Вона намагалася записати кожне слово вчителя.

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  3. Tom took a header down the stairs.

    Том скотився зі сходів.

    ruТом пересчитал головой все ступени.

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  4. The old house was taken down.

    ruСтарый дом был снесён.

    deDas alte Haus wurde abgerissen.

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  5. Please help me take this down.

    ruПомоги мне, пожалуйста, отнести это вниз.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 5
to remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed:
write a note, usually recording something that is said:
remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding:
lower an item of clothing without removing it:
combat sports:
Deutsch
By meaning 7
to remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed:
to remove something from a hanging position:
to remove something from a website:
write a note, usually recording something that is said:
remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding:
lower an item of clothing without removing it:
combat sports:

Forms

takes down, taking down, took down, taken down
Base formtake down · to take down
3rd person singulartakes down
Present participletaking down
Past simpletook down
Past participletaken down

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake down
he, she, ittakes down

Past simpleLesson

all personstook down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken down
he, she, ithas taken down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take down

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtakedown

See also

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