take away
/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
take away verb: to remove something and put it in a different place. Also the nonstandard spelling of takeaway.
Verb
take away (third-person singular simple present takes away, present participle taking away, simple past took away, past participle taken away)
- To remove something and put it in a different place.
- Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson.
- The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents.
- To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
- The mother of the murdered man spoke directly to the man who took away her son, then addressed the judge, whom she trusted would impose the maximum sentence.
- To subtract or diminish something.
- If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?
- But take nothing away from Arsenal, who were driven on by the brilliance of Van Persie and Fabregas and only prevented from being out of sight at half-time by the feats of Al Habsi.2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2011
- To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed.
- Which brings us to what I took away as the main point of the lecture1987 February 8, Ann Fry, “On Pre-Meditated Sex vs. Making Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 29, page 7
- To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
- The police took him away for questioning.
- I'm taking you away to the country for a rest. It's for your own good!
- To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
- My job takes me away from home most weekends.
- Using the internet so much can take you away from your studies.
Preposition
take away
- minus
- Coordinate term: goes into
- Five take away two is three. (5-2=3)
Also used as
take away is also the nonstandard spelling of takeaway.
take away meaning in Sanskrit and Vietnamese
take away in Sanskrit
- to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it
- जिहर्ति jiharti, हरति harati
- to remove something and put it in a different place
- हरति harati
take away in Vietnamese
- to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it
- lấy đi, tước đi
- to remove something and put it in a different place
- lấy đi, mang đi, đem đi
- to leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later
- rút kinh nghiệm, rút ra
Synonyms of take away
Forms of take away
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | takes away |
| present participle | taking away |
| past | took away |
| past participle | taken away |
| Noun | |
| plural | take aways |
Words formed from take away
Questions about take away
- What does take away mean?
- Take away means to remove something and put it in a different place.
- What is take away in Sanskrit?
- Take away in Sanskrit is जिहर्ति (jiharti), हरति (harati). See Take away meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is take away?
- Take away can be a verb or a preposition.
- How do you pronounce take away?
- Take away is pronounced /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/.
- What is the past tense of take away?
- The past tense of take away is took away.
Words near take away in the dictionary
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