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take it out of

take it out of verb: to enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.

Verb

take it out of (third-person singular simple present takes it out of, present participle taking it out of, simple past took it out of, past participle taken it out of)

  1. To enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.
    • This job has really taken it out of me.
    • "It took it out of me, though. I'm a rag this morning." "They work you too hard, dear. I'll take you to Margate and build you up." "Well, maybe at Easter we could do a week."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
  2. To exact payment from; to punish.
    • They'll take it out of me one way or another.

Forms of take it out of

third-person singular presenttakes it out of
present participletaking it out of
pasttook it out of
past participletaken it out of

Questions about take it out of

What does take it out of mean?
Take it out of means to enervate or make tired; to sap the strength or vitality of.
What part of speech is take it out of?
Take it out of is a verb.
What is the past tense of take it out of?
The past tense of take it out of is took it out of.

Words near take it out of in the dictionary

  1. take it on the arches
  2. take it on the lam
  3. take it or leave it
  4. take it or leave it alone
  5. take it out in
  6. take it out of
  7. take it out on
  8. take it outside
  9. take it sleazy
  10. take it to the house
  11. take it up the arse

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