He took out/withdrew a revolver from the drawer.

[Sammy Sam]

Can both "to take out" and "withdraw" can be used interchangeably in the following scenario.

1. He withdrew a revolver from the drawer.

2. a) He took out a revolver from/of the drawer.
b) He took a revolver out of/from the drawer.

 

[Tarheel]

I suppose you could use "withdraw," but "He took a revolver out of a drawer" is most likely in my opinion.

You could also use "the revolver" in the right context.

 

[emsr2d2]

Don't use "took out of" and "from".

He took a revolver from the drawer.
He took a revolver out of the drawer.

 

[Tdol]

It is out of/from in the original.

 

[5jj]

It was:

2. a) He took out a revolver from/of the drawer.

 

[Tarheel]

In post #2 I inadvertently changed "the drawer" to "a drawer". Of course, either one is grammatical, but I didn't mean to change it, and I didn't mean to suggest that my version is an improvement.

 

[Barque]

Can both "to take out" and "withdraw" can be used interchangeably in the following scenario.

I wouldn't use "withdraw" in that sentence. It's grammatical but unnatural. "Withdraw" could go with other receptacles however, like a holster.

He took a revolver out of the drawer. This sounds like just a statement of fact.
He took a revolver from the drawer. This suggests a more specific context. Perhaps you'd go on to say what he did next. It could also be used if there were multiple revolvers in the drawer and the listener/reader knew that.

 

[emsr2d2]

"He took a revolver out of the drawer" and "He took a revolver from the drawer" mean exactly the same thing. Neither of them suggests a specific context or future action.

 

[Barque]

I disagree there. I think "took...from" has a certain nuance that's absent from "took out of". Not always, but sometimes.

 

[emsr2d2]

And I disagree with that. The important thing is that the OP's original question has now been answered. A non-native speaker and a native speaker arguing about nuance is not going to help her.

Thread locked.

 

[Tdol]

It's grammatical but unnatural. "Withdraw" could go with other receptacles however, like a holster.

I wouldn't use it there.

 

[Rover_KE]

I only use withdraw to talk about taking money out of an ATM.