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

"They are not God to take away a life."

From Barron's

Canada's Cassie Sharpe, the 2018 Olympic champion and 2022 silver medallist, qualified third after her first run, but was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash on her second.

From BBC

Also, as Brexit took away some of the advantages of importing food from continental Europe, Senegal became increasingly more appealing.

From BBC

"Today's announcement does not take away from the truth, a truth that scientists and regulators around the planet continue to uphold, that glyphosate is safe and essential," he said.

From Barron's

"Therefore, one does not have the right to take away that which he does not have the ability to give."

From BBC

Related Words

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