take away

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   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.
   • The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain.
3. 3

   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.
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   1. 4

      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 lecture
   2. 5

      To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's…

      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!
   3. 6

      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.
   4. 7

      minus

      • Coordinate term: goes into
      • Five take away two is three. (5-2=3)
   5. 8

      Nonstandard spelling of takeaway.

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• synonymdepriveTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
• synonymdivestTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
• synonymdispossessTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
• synonymfortakeTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
• synonymstripTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.