They took the engine apart to see what was wrong.tooktook /tʊk/ verb 
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They took the engine apart to see what was wrong. Plenty of people took the bait (=accepted what was on offer) and lost their life savings. The police took a calculated risk in releasing him. They took an instant dislike to each other (=they disliked each other immediately). Frank took a drag on his cigarette. Taylor took me for a drive through the town. I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash. The police questioned Beresford and took his fingerprints (=made a record of them). He took a flying leap and just managed to clear the stream. It took forever to clean up after the party. The injury to Keane took the gloss off Manchester United’s victory. He took a huge gulp of brandy. They took ice dancing to new heights. Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (=thought it was meant to be an insult). White House officials took a sharp jab at the Democrats’ plan. They took the lift down to the bar. It took a long time to get everything ready. It took me longer than I thought it would. I took one look at the coat and decided it wasn’t worth £50. He took a mouthful of his pudding. She took a nibble of her cookie. The pound took a nosedive on the foreign exchange market today. A provisional military government took office (=started in an important job or position). She took an overdose and died two days later. Diane took a quick peek at herself in the mirror. Jon took a peep at his watch. Several speakers took the podium (=spoke from it) that night. Bennett took a poke at the president’s refusal to sign the bill. He laughed and took a puff on his cigar. He took a lot of ribbing from other members of the crew. The old wardrobe took up too much room. She took a long sabbatical. His practice quickly grew and he took silk (=became a QC) in 1988. She poured more wine and took a sip. Tyson broke a rib when he took a spill on his motorcycle. She took a long swig of Coke. He took a swing at (=tried to hit) my head and missed. She took a swipe at the ball. the two goals that took his tally for Scotland to 15 The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners. He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false. Singleton took a whack at (=tried to hit) Miller’s head.
the past tense of take They took the engine apart to see what was wrong. Plenty of people took the bait (=accepted what was on offer) and lost their life savings. The police took a calculated risk in releasing him. They took an instant dislike to each other (=they disliked each other immediately). Frank took a drag on his cigarette. Taylor took me for a drive through the town. I just took the easy way out and gave him some cash. The police questioned Beresford and took his fingerprints (=made a record of them). He took a flying leap and just managed to clear the stream. It took forever to clean up after the party. The injury to Keane took the gloss off Manchester United’s victory. He took a huge gulp of brandy. They took ice dancing to new heights. Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (=thought it was meant to be an insult). White House officials took a sharp jab at the Democrats’ plan. They took the lift down to the bar. It took a long time to get everything ready. It took me longer than I thought it would. I took one look at the coat and decided it wasn’t worth £50. He took a mouthful of his pudding. She took a nibble of her cookie. The pound took a nosedive on the foreign exchange market today. A provisional military government took office (=started in an important job or position). She took an overdose and died two days later. Diane took a quick peek at herself in the mirror. Jon took a peep at his watch. Several speakers took the podium (=spoke from it) that night. Bennett took a poke at the president’s refusal to sign the bill. He laughed and took a puff on his cigar. He took a lot of ribbing from other members of the crew. The old wardrobe took up too much room. She took a long sabbatical. His practice quickly grew and he took silk (=became a QC) in 1988. She poured more wine and took a sip. Tyson broke a rib when he took a spill on his motorcycle. She took a long swig of Coke. He took a swing at (=tried to hit) my head and missed. She took a swipe at the ball. the two goals that took his tally for Scotland to 15 The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners. He took the unprecedented step of stating that the rumours were false. Singleton took a whack at (=tried to hit) Miller’s head.