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PHRASAL VERBS 394

 make (a garment) narrower or tighter by altering its seams [daraltmak]

Your dress must be taken in at the waist.
She told the tailor to take in her skirt.

 understand or absorb sth that one hears or reads; [anlamak, kavramak]

He began to take in what this sentence refers to.
She is unhappy now. She can’t take in what you’ll say.

 take off

 (intr) leave the ground and begin to fly; [havalanmak]

Hurry up! Your plane will take off ten minutes later.

 (tr) imitate; [taklidini yapmak]

She takes off her English teacher very well.

 (tr) remove (an item of clothing) from one’s body; [(elbise vs) çıkarmak]

Take off your coat. It’s warm inside.

 (tr) deduct, substract from sth; [indirim yapmak]

I took off $8 from the price.

 rescue sb. from (ship); [kurtarmak]

The rescue team managed to take off the crew.

 take on

 (intr) become upset or agitated; [üzülmek, çok müteessir olmak]

Oh, my love, don’t take on so.

 (tr) assume responsibility, assume sth ; [sorumluluk almak, üstüne almak]

Why did you take on more than you could cope with?
I want to take on extra work today.

 (tr) acquire a new characteristics, appearance etc; [yeni bir karakter, görünüm vs.
kazanmak]

Jane took on a new lease of life since her operation.
Your son has taken on bad manners.