Storms · Weather
take shelter
move to safety
To take shelter means to go somewhere safe during dangerous weather.
This vs that
We took shelter from the storm.
We stayed indoors because of the rain.
Hear it in real life
What should we do if the warning gets worse?
Take shelter in the station.
The hikers took shelter in a café until the storm passed.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Take shelter' is the normal concise phrase for moving somewhere safe.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We took a shelter from the storm.
Say: We took shelter from the storm.
'Shelter' is uncountable in this expression, so do not use 'a'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
take shelter from ___
The walkers took shelter from the hail under a bridge.
We took shelter from the storm in a nearby shop.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We took shelter until it passed.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
take shelter
move to safety
“The hikers took shelter in a café until the storm passed.”
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