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took away from

took away from is the simple past 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 took away from

What is took away from the simple past of?
Took away from is the simple past of take away from.

Words near took away from in the dictionary

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

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