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takes away from

takes away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take away from.

Meaning of take away from

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

Questions about takes away from

What is takes away from the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take away from.

Words near takes away from in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: takes away from (page history and authors); take away from (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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