English Explanatory Dictionary

remove

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To delete.
  2. To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
  3. To replace a dish within a course.
  4. To murder.
  5. To dismiss a batsman.
  6. To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
  7. To depart, to leave; to move oneself or be moved.
  8. To change one's residence or place of business; to move.
  9. To dismiss or discharge from office.
noun
  1. The act of removing something.
  2. A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.
  3. (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
  4. A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
  5. Distance in time or space; interval.
  6. Emotional distance or indifference.
  7. State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.
  8. The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
  9. The act of resetting a horse's shoe.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmuːv/ /ɹɪˈmuv/ en-us-remove.ogg /ɹɪˈmʉːv/ en-au-remove.ogg /ɹəˈmʉːv/

Word forms

remove removes removing removed no-table-tags glossary removest removedst removeth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove From Middle English removen, from Anglo-Norman remover, removeir, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre (“to move”), equivalent to re- + move. Displaced native Old English āfierran.

Synonyms

unstay abate bate deduct knock off remove subduct subtract take take away take off

Antonyms

settle place add

Related words

delete

Derived words

boyremove removability removable removal removalist removeable remove kebab remover a far remove

Translations

Afrikaans: verwyder Albanian: fshi Albanian: hiq Arabic: نَقَلَ Arabic: أَزَالَ Arabic: أَخْرَجَ Arabic: جَذَبَ Armenian: հանել Aromanian: scot Basque: kendu Central Bikol: hali Central Bikol: tangkas Bulgarian: отстранявам Catalan: treure Catalan: llevar Catalan: retirar Chinese Mandarin: 除去 Chinese Mandarin: 消除 Czech: odebrat Czech: odstranit Dalmatian: scutro Danish: fjerne Dutch: verwijderen Dutch: weghalen Esperanto: forigi Esperanto: forpreni Finnish: ottaa Finnish: poistaa Finnish: siirtää French: enlever French: ôter Friulian: rimovi Friulian: eliminâ Friulian: jevâ Galician: quitar Galician: extraer German: entfernen Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Greek: βγάζω Hebrew: הסיר Hindi: हटाना Hindi: अलग करना Hungarian: eltávolít Hungarian: elmozdít Hungarian: elvesz Hungarian: kivesz Hungarian: levesz Hungarian: elvisz Hungarian: leszed Irish: scaoil Italian: rimuovere Italian: asportare Italian: levare Italian: togliere Italian: portare via Italian: estirpare Italian: eradicare Italian: allontanare Japanese: 移す Japanese: 除く Japanese: 取り去る Japanese: 退ける Kazakh: аластау Khmer: យកចេញ Korean: 치우다 Central Kurdish: جولاندن Central Kurdish: لابردن Latin: removeō Latin: auferō Latin: adimō Latvian: noņemt Latvian: aizvākt Lingala: botola Lithuanian: šalinti Maltese: neħħa Māori: karokaro Māori: tauwehe Norwegian: fjerne Norwegian: ta bort Occitan: levar Occitan: traire
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