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Meaning take away meaning

What does take away mean?

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take away Preposition

— You use take away when you subtract numbers. Five take away two is three. math(5 - 2 = 3)/math

take away

— verb (= carry away) remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I'll take you away on a holiday I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry — verb (= remove, take, withdraw) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract remove a threat remove a wrapper Remove the dirty dishes from the table take the gun from your pocket This machine withdraws heat from the environment — verb (= take out) take out or remove take out the chicken after adding the vegetables — verb take from a person or place We took the abused child away from its parents — verb (= detract) take away a part from; diminish His bad manners detract from his good character — verb (= remove) get rid of something abstract The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage God takes away your sins — verb (= take out) buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook

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take away English » English

remove take out subtract carry away take deduct take off deprive abstract steal carry off take away from dispossess withdraw delete carry seize convey transport take from snatch move aside get rid of eliminate confiscate write off throw away take along subtract from substract strip snatch away set apart separate send out for send away rob pull away pour out pour haul expropriate drag away do away with detract destroy deprive of bring from bring bear away