Take Apart

Pronunciation: /teɪk əˈpɑːrt/

Definitions of take apart

verb to disassemble or separate into individual parts or pieces

Example Sentences

A1 I can take apart the puzzle and put it back together.

A2 She likes to take apart old electronics to see how they work.

B1 The mechanic had to take apart the engine to fix the problem.

B2 It took hours to take apart the furniture and move it upstairs.

C1 The expert was able to take apart the complicated machine and reassemble it without any issues.

C2 In order to understand the inner workings of the device, he had to take it apart piece by piece.

Examples of take apart in a Sentence

formal The engineer carefully took apart the machine to understand its inner workings.

informal I'm going to take apart this old computer and see if I can fix it.

slang Let's take apart this puzzle and put it back together.

figurative The detective had to take apart the suspect's alibi to uncover the truth.

Grammatical Forms of take apart

• past tense: took
• plural: take apart
• comparative: more take apart
• superlative: most take apart
• present tense: take apart
• future tense: will take apart
• perfect tense: have taken apart
• continuous tense: taking apart
• singular: takes apart
• positive degree: take apart
• infinitive: to take apart
• gerund: taking apart
• participle: taken apart

Origin and Evolution of take apart

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The phrase 'take apart' originated from the combination of the words 'take' and 'apart' to convey the action of dismantling or disassembling something.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'take apart' has retained its original meaning of disassembling something, but it is now also commonly used in a figurative sense to mean to analyze or criticize something thoroughly.