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to take apart
[phrase form: take]
01
to disassemble or separate into its individual components or parts
Transitive: to take apart an object
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
apart
base verb
take
present tense
take apart
3rd person singular
takes apart
present participle
taking apart
past simple
took apart
past participle
taken apart
Examples
I need to take the computer apart to fix the internal components.
02
to strongly criticize someone or something
Transitive: to take apart a work or idea
Examples
The political analyst sought to take apart the candidate's platform with pointed questions.
03
to analyze something by its essential components or features
Transitive: to take apart sth
Examples
The teacher asked the students to take the equation apart and identify each part.
