take away

verb

1. to deduct; subtract

   take away four from nine to leave five

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

She did not sound terribly sad, for she had still not forgiven the admiral for trying to take away her plume.

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Some, including those that have broken the law, may have their accommodation or payments taken away.

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A right that had seemed indelible to women had suddenly been taken away.

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“It was just a gut punch that this place that was so safe for us, that was so much a community, so much a family, and that day it was taken away from us.”

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And yet what the labor shortage created, labor abundance can take away.

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Related Words

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• disengage 
• drop out 
• eliminate 
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• pull out 
• quit 
• retire 
• retreat