take away
Britishverb
preposition
adjective
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sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared
a takeaway meal
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preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises
a takeaway Indian restaurant
noun
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a shop or restaurant that sells such food
let's go to the Chinese takeaway
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a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant
we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking
Example Sentences
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What does he hope young people who might catch the show will take away from it?
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
“The main goal of our whole concept here really isn’t to burden anybody or take away their property,” Adam Horner, Antagonist’s general manager, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Recognizing the bloody result of America’s post-9/11 conflicts, and especially its shambolic war of choice in Iraq, does not take away from the grief and respect owed to those who were killed.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
“But regardless of what happens next, nobody — nobody — can take away what all of us have built together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
But later, during dinner, she started to worry that someone would come to take away the wheat they’d hidden.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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