Take apart meaning
Take apart is a phrasal verb that means to separate an object into its component parts.
- Past simple
- took apart
- Past participle
- taken apart
- -ing form
- taking apart
What take apart means
B2
To separate an object into its component parts
We took the old cupboard apart before moving it.
Similar phrasal verbs
With take: take off, take out, take back, take up, take away, take on, take down, take over, take someone aback, take after.
With apart: fall apart, set apart, tell apart, come apart.
Common questions
What does take apart mean?
To separate an object into its component parts.
What is the past tense of take apart?
Took apart. The past participle is taken apart.
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