Take something from someone meaning
Take something from someone is a phrasal verb that means to draw material or inspiration from a person or source and reuse or develop it.
- Past simple
- took something from someone
- Past participle
- taken something from someone
- -ing form
- taking something from someone
What take something from someone means
B2
To draw material or inspiration from a person or source and reuse or develop it
The title is taken from a line in the poem.
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 from: come from, hear from, hail from, keep from doing, know something from something, keep someone/something from something.
Common questions
What does take something from someone mean?
To draw material or inspiration from a person or source and reuse or develop it.
What is the past tense of take something from someone?
Took something from someone. The past participle is taken something from someone.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
