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take away from

take away from verb: to subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.

Verb

take away from (third-person singular simple present takes away from, present participle taking away from, simple past took away from, past participle taken away from)

  1. To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.
    • Even the rain couldn't take away from the excitement of the match.
    Synonyms:
    detract from

Synonyms of take away from

  • detract from

Forms of take away from

third-person singular presenttakes away from
present participletaking away from
pasttook away from
past participletaken away from

Questions about take away from

What does take away from mean?
Take away from means to subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.
What part of speech is take away from?
Take away from is a verb.
What is the past tense of take away from?
The past tense of take away from is took away from.

Words near take away from in the dictionary

  1. take apart
  2. take at advantage
  3. take at face value
  4. take attendance
  5. take away
  6. take away from
  7. take aways
  8. take back
  9. take bread and salt
  10. take breath
  11. take by storm

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