Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take

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Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take Dec 1st 2012, 02:36 ‎P: ← Older revision Revision as of 02:36, 1 December 2012 Line 574: Line 574:   | take a [[phone|(tele)phone call]]   | take a [[phone|(tele)phone call]]   |   | − | To ''make a telephone call'' is to call another person, to ''take a telephone call'' is to receive a call, to be called. + | To ''make a telephone call'' is to call another person, to ''take a telephone call'' is to receive a call, to be called. To ''have a telephone call'' is to participate in a phone call, without reference to who made the phone call.   |-   |-   |   | Line 606: Line 606:   | To ''make'' a promise to someone is to [[affirm]], or [[vow]], to do something without fail. To ''take'' someone's promise means to [[accept]] at their word that they will keep their promise and act accordingly.   | To ''make'' a promise to someone is to [[affirm]], or [[vow]], to do something without fail. To ''take'' someone's promise means to [[accept]] at their word that they will keep their promise and act accordingly.   |}   |}   +   ===R===   ===R===   {| {{prettytable}}   {| {{prettytable}}

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