Phrases & Expressions

To stay somewhere through the night, often sleeping.

• They spent the night at a friend's house.
• He spent the night studying for his exam.

To begin attending school for the first time or after a break.

• He started school last week.
• When do kids start school here?

To not go near a person, place or thing.

• Please stay away from the construction site.
• Stay away from the edge of the cliff.

To place your foot on something.

• Don't step on the grass.
• He stepped on my foot.

To lie down with your body fully extended, usually to rest.

• He stretched out on the sofa for a nap.
• After lunch, he stretched out under a tree.

Powerful wind.

• There's a strong wind today.
• Strong winds knocked down trees.

To examine or observe something briefly.

• Take a look at this photo.
• Can you take a look at my car?

To remove something from a place or container.

• Please take out the trash.
• She took a pen out of her bag and wrote down the number.

To remove rubbish from the house.

• Don't forget to take out the trash.
• He took out the trash this morning.

To do something one after another, each person doing it in order.

• We took turns driving on the long journey.
• Let's take turns reading the story aloud.