Meaning
To implement official actions or procedures designed to achieve a specific aim, often used for planned intervention.
Primary Function
Expresses the act of implementing systematic, usually authorized steps toward an objective.
Communicative Purpose
Indicates that deliberate, typically formalized actions will be taken to address a situation or problem.
Pattern
take measures
Core Structure
take measures
Função primária
Expresses the act of implementing systematic, usually authorized steps toward an objective.
Propósito comunicativo
Indicates that deliberate, typically formalized actions will be taken to address a situation or problem.
Situações de gatilho
Policy decisions, management responses, regulatory requirements, safety emergencies.
Contextos
Governmental affairs, corporate governance, academic research settings, emergency response scenarios.
Padrão
take measures
Estrutura central
take measures
Slots de substituição
appropriate, drastic, stringent, precautionary, corrective, necessary, immediate
Colocados típicos
- stringent
- drastic
- appropriate
- precautionary
- corrective
- necessary
- immediate
Substituições comuns
- steps
- implement measures
- adopt measures
- take action
Erros comuns
'do measures' or 'make measures'; forgetting the preposition ‘to’.
Similar / contraste
take steps (less formal), take actions (more general)
Interferências
Learners may confuse with noun meaning of ‘measure’ and omit verb collocation; be mindful of register differences.
Família do chunk
- take steps
- adopt a policy
- implement a strategy
Nuance
Implies a planned, often authoritative response rather than spontaneous reaction.
Efeito pragmático
Carries an official, serious tone indicating responsibility for outcomes.
Dica de memória
Take measures to act
Nota
None
Upgrade path
act → take steps → take preventive measures
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