take with
English
Etymology
From a substrate of Germanic immigrant languages to the Midwest that feature the same construction. Compare German mitnehmen and Swedish ta med.
Verb
take with (third-person singular simple present takes with, present participle taking with, simple past took with, past participle taken with)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, with.
- (transitive, informal, Upper Midwestern US) To take something and bring it along
- We have to get going. Just take it with.
Usage notes
- The construction of take with as a particle verb, as above, is dialectal. See Upper Midwest American English grammar.
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