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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“When you take lawyers away from children, you do not just take away legal representation, you remove one of the few meaningful checks on government misconduct,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
It democratizes constitutional enforcement because it poses the simplest and most urgent question: Does the state have actual grounds to take away this person’s liberty?
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
The threat that OpenAI’s ChatGPT could take away search traffic and erode its more than 90% market share seemed real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
That means Netflix has to keep its subscribers happy, which could take away from its ability to keep raising subscription rates going forward.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
June said that if she thanked God for helping her get an A on a test, it would take away from her hard work.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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