take home

take home — phrasal verb

  • take homebase form
  • takes home3rd person singular
  • taking home-ing form
  • took homepast simple
  • taken homepast participle

1. to go with a person to the house or area where they live, or to return an object

1.片語動詞及物A2
釋義

to go with a person to the house or area where they live, or to return an object to the place or person it belongs to

例句

Hugo took his grandmother home after her hospital appointment.

After the late shift, Stefan took his colleague home by car.

take + [person] + home (escorting someone to their home)

同義詞
  • bring back

    more general; does not specify returning to a residence — 'bring back the book' could mean to any starting point

  • escort

    more formal, implies going with someone for protection or company

  • accompany

    more formal; suggests going together rather than delivering

文法句型

take + [person/thing] + home

take + [person/thing] + home + to + [someone]

用法筆記

The object (person or thing) is placed between 'take' and 'home' in most contexts: 'take someone home', not 'take home someone'. When the object is a pronoun, this word order is required: 'take her home', not 'take home her'.

常見錯誤

I take home my friend after the party.
I take my friend home after the party.
💡With phrasal verbs that take an object, place the object between the verb and the particle when the object is a person.