Dictionary

take away en · ADP

Pronunciation

• /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

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

take away en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

1. (alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard spelling of takeaway.
   alt of takeaway

Forms

take away en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
• (Australia) audio

Meanings

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. To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
   • The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain.
   • The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents.
   • The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson.
3. To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it. ▸ To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
   • The mother of the murdered man spoke directly to the man who took away her son, then addressed the judge, whom she trusted would impose the maximum sentence.
4. To subtract or diminish something.
   • 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. 2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Mar 2011:
   • If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?
5. To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
   • Which brings us to what I took away as the main point of the lecture 1987 February 8, Ann Fry, “On Pre-Meditated Sex vs. Making Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 29, page 7:
   • I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed.
6. (of a person) 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!
7. (of a person) 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.

Forms

Deriveds

takeaway · take it away · take away from · take-away

Synonyms

strip (To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.) · dispossess (To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.) · fortake (To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.) · divest (To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.) · deprive (To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.)

Translations (79)

gl retirar (to remove something and put it in a different place) · pt reter (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · tr almak (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · got 𐌰𐍆𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fi ottaa (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fi viedä (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · la auferō (to remove something and put it in a different place) · pl zabrać (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt tirar (to subtract or diminish something) · fi ottaa pois (to remove something and put it in a different place) · gl sacar (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · fi saada (to leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later) · got 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · km យកទៅ (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · gl quitar (to subtract or diminish something) · pt levar embora (to remove something and put it in a different place) · sa जिहर्ति (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · fi ottaa (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · grc ἀφαιρέω (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · fi pitää loitolla (to prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something) · vi mang đi (to remove something and put it in a different place) · gl sacar (to subtract or diminish something) · pt ficar com (to leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later) · gl recoller (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fr retirer (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt segurar (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pl zabierać (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fi riistää (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pl zabrać (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · vi rút ra (to leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later) · pt recolher (to remove something and put it in a different place) · gl afastar (to prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something) · km យកចេញ (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fi viedä (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · pl odebrać (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · es quitar (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · vi rút kinh nghiệm (to leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later) · fi viedä pois (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · egy i-TA-A-D51:D40 (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · gl sacar (to remove something and put it in a different place) · tr götürmek (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fi ottaa (to subtract or diminish something) · pt confiscar (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt tirar fora (to subtract or diminish something) · pl wynieść (to leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later) · pt retirar (to remove something and put it in a different place) · la adimō (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · tr götürmek (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · gl levar (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · vi lấy đi (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt afastar (to prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something) · fi ottaa pois (to subtract or diminish something) · sa हरति (to remove something and put it in a different place) · gl quitar (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt levar (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · pt retirar (to subtract or diminish something) · vi đem đi (to remove something and put it in a different place) · be выно́сіць (to remove something and put it in a different place) · qu qichuy (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · fi riistää (to subtract or diminish something) · de wegnehmen (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · ang oftēon (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · gl quitar (to prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something) · gl conducir (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · fi ottaa pois (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · txb sāmp- (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · arz ودى (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt retirar (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · it togliere (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt retirar (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt ficar com (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pl zabrać (to remove something and put it in a different place) · vi tước đi (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · pt conduzir (to make someone leave a place and go somewhere else) · be вы́несці (to remove something and put it in a different place) · gl toller (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) · vi lấy đi (to remove something and put it in a different place) · fi viedä (to remove something and put it in a different place) · sa हरति (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it)