Definition of Take Away in English :

Define Take Away in English

Take Away meaning in English

Meaning of Take Away in English

Pronunciation of Take Away in English

Take Away pronunciation in English

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Take Away

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Verb

1. bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away

remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. remove, take, take away, withdraw

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Example Sentences:
'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'

3. take away, take out

take out or remove

Example Sentences:
'take out the chicken after adding the vegetables'

4. take away

take from a person or place

Example Sentences:
'We took the abused child away from its parents'

5. take away, take out

buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

Example Sentences:
'We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook'

6. remove, take away

get rid of something abstract

Example Sentences:
'The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage'
'God takes away your sins'

7. detract, take away

take away a part from; diminish

Example Sentences:
'His bad manners detract from his good character'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Take Away

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verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to deduct; subtract
take away four from nine to leave five
preposition
2. 
minus
nine take away four is five
adjective takeaway British, Australian and New Zealand
3. (of food or drink)
sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared
a takeaway meal
4. 
preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises
a takeaway Indian restaurant
noun takeaway British, Australian and New Zealand
5. 
a shop or restaurant that sells such food
let's go to the Chinese takeaway
6. 
a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant
we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking
7. 
an important idea or fact to be remembered, usually one arising from a meeting or discussion
I think this was my biggest takeaway from the meeting

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Take Away

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adjective
1. 
takeout (sense 3)
noun
2. 
takeout (sense 2)
3. 
a restaurant, store, etc. that sells takeout food

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