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23 January
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is there difference between "take out" and "kill"?
i saw this sentence;
His enemies even sent assassins to try and take him out.
š¤ is take it out just indirect expression?
certainly in korean, bosses in movies usually say ģģ ė²ė ¤! that literal meaning is 'make them disappear'(?) but it is same with 'kill them.'
is there difference between "take out" and "kill"?
i saw this sentence;
His enemies even sent assassins to try and take him out.
š¤ is take it out just indirect expression?
certainly in korean, bosses in movies usually say ģģ ė²ė ¤! that literal meaning is 'make them disappear'(?) but it is same with 'kill them.'
i saw this sentence;
His enemies even sent assassins to try and take him out.
š¤ is take it out just indirect expression?
certainly in korean, bosses in movies usually say ģģ ė²ė ¤! that literal meaning is 'make them disappear'(?) but it is same with 'kill them.'
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āKillā is much more direct and unambiguous.
āTake outā can definitely mean to kill, but it can also mean to destroy or disable the person (so that they canāt hinder whatever goal you are trying to achieve).
So the context will help in understanding what the phrase means...
If the person saying ātake him outā is a mafia/yakuza member, then most likely he means ākill himā!
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there's no real difference. "take out" could mean removing someone from the running if its a competition of some sorts but most times it means kill
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@offwho There is a difference, but not in this context.
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@offwho yes, itās an indirect expression of kill ^^ ātake outā can have different meanings depending on the sentence but in your example, it means kill or get rid of. similar to your example in korean :))
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āKillā is much more direct and unambiguous.
āTake outā can definitely mean to kill, but it can also mean to destroy or disable the person (so that they canāt hinder whatever goal you are trying to achieve).
So the context will help in understanding what the phrase means...
If the person saying ātake him outā is a mafia/yakuza member, then most likely he means ākill himā!
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@offwho take out means to murder (kill intentionally) whilst kill you can do unintentionally
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