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The wedding is going to _______ in an old country church.

What's the meaning of "Take place"

• To return an item you bought to the store

• To happen at a specific time or place

• To admit you should not have said sth

• To fully understand sth you read, hear, etc.

The church is lovely, but it ___________ to get there. It's almost a four hour car trip.

Take ages

• To give attention to something or someone.

• To accept someone else’s opinion about what someone should do

• To take a very long time.

• To put something in the place or container where it is usually kept.

I expect the stores will be _______ a lot of extra staff during the sales.

Take on

• To employ someone

• To give attention to something or someone.

• To take someone's attention away from what they want to be doing or should be doing.

• To start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before.

Could you __________ all your clothes, please? Your room's a total mess.

put away

• To put something in the place or container where it is usually kept.

• To accept someone else’s opinion about what someone should do.

• To remove something, especially clothes

• To be offended (by something)

My boss is _______ me to work extra hours, but I won't. I don't want to

put pressure on

• To suddenly start to be successful or popular

• To give attention to something or someone.

• To put someone or something in a difficult situation

• To start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before.