English Explanatory Dictionary

take away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To remove something and put it in a different place.
  2. To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
  3. To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
  4. To subtract or diminish something.
  5. To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
  6. To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
  7. To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
prep
  1. minus
noun
  1. Nonstandard spelling of takeaway.

Pronunciation

/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ en-au-take-away.ogg

Word forms

take away takes away taking away took away taken away take aways

Synonyms

deprive divest dispossess fortake strip

Derived words

take-away takeaway take away from take it away

Translations

Arabic: ودى Egyptian: i-TA-A-D51:D40 Finnish: ottaa Finnish: viedä Finnish: ottaa pois Finnish: riistää French: retirer Galician: sacar Galician: quitar Galician: toller German: wegnehmen Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 Ancient Greek: ἀφαιρέω Italian: togliere Khmer: យកទៅ Latin: adimō Old English: oftēon Polish: zabrać Polish: odebrać Portuguese: retirar Portuguese: confiscar Portuguese: segurar Portuguese: ficar com Portuguese: reter Quechua: qichuy Sanskrit: जिहर्ति Sanskrit: हरति Spanish: quitar Tocharian B: sāmp- Turkish: almak Turkish: götürmek Vietnamese: lấy đi Vietnamese: tước đi
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