Take someone out of himself/herself meaning
Take someone out of himself/herself is a phrasal verb that means to distract someone from unhappy thoughts and improve their mood.
- Past simple
- took someone out of himself/
herself - Past participle
- taken someone out of himself/
herself - -ing form
- taking someone out of himself/
herself
What take someone out of himself/herself means
B2
To distract someone from unhappy thoughts and improve their mood
The weekend with friends took her out of herself.
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 out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out, carry out.
Common questions
What does take someone out of himself/herself mean?
To distract someone from unhappy thoughts and improve their mood.
What is the past tense of take someone out of himself/herself?
Took someone out of himself/herself. The past participle is taken someone out of himself/herself.
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.
