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Take someone through something meaning

Take someone through something is a phrasal verb that means to explain a process, document, or set of facts to someone in sequence.

Past simple
took someone through something
Past participle
taken someone through something
-ing form
taking someone through something

What take someone through something means

B2

To explain a process, document, or set of facts to someone in sequence

The trainer took us through the safety procedure.

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 through: go through, get through, put someone through something, see through, patch through, think through, thumb through, work through, come through, go through with.

Common questions

What does take someone through something mean?

To explain a process, document, or set of facts to someone in sequence.

What is the past tense of take someone through something?

Took someone through something. The past participle is taken someone through something.

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.

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