- take someone round
- to persuade someone to change an attitude, intention or decision (also means to avoid speaking directly about smth)
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take someone round
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take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take — [c]/teɪk / (say tayk) verb (took, taken, taking) –verb (t) 1. to get into one s hands or possession by force or artifice. 2. to seize, catch, or capture. 3. to grasp, grip or hold. 4. to get into one s hold, possession, control, etc., by one s… …
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take apart — verb 1. divide into pieces (Freq. 1) our department was dismembered when our funding dried up The Empire was discerped after the war • Syn: ↑dismember, ↑discerp • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
round — round1 W2S2 [raund] adv, prep especially BrE also around 1.) surrounding or on all sides of something or someone ▪ We sat round the table playing cards. ▪ Gather round! I have an important announcement to make. ▪ He put his arm gently round her… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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take round — to persuade someone to change an attitude, intention or decision (also means to avoid speaking directly about smth) … Idioms and examples
