take away

British  

verb

1. to deduct; subtract

   take away four from nine to leave five

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preposition

1. minus

   nine take away four is five

adjective

1. sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared

   a takeaway meal

2. preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises

   a takeaway Indian restaurant

noun

1. a shop or restaurant that sells such food

   let's go to the Chinese takeaway

2. a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant

   we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking

Example Sentences

"Russians took away my sense of celebration a long time ago. It has never been the same as before," said Danylo Tkachenko, 27.

From Barron's

The microphone was taken away from me after I'd finished my question.

From BBC

"The football field is the only open space we have. If the field is taken away, the children's dream is taken away," Abu Srour said.

From Barron's

I think it takes away from the reason I want to do any of this stuff.

From Los Angeles Times

While the US central bank's three successive rate reductions have provided a boost to equities in the back end of the year, some fear that support will be taken away.

From Barron's

Related Words

• depart
• disengage
• drop out
• eliminate
• go
• leave
• pull back
• pull out
• quit
• retire
• retreat