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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You can determine what you want readers to take away from your life: what motivated you, who shaped you and why you made certain choices.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
And they kept trying to take away my cane.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Architect Kim says, “While converting a garage to an ADU can add living space or rental income, they’re often small, need a lot of structural work and take away storage.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Her mother murmured advice: “No one can take away what you’ve put in your own mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“What—do you mean we ought to pretend that Quinzy really is my father? That’s ridiculous. Mother will see through it soon enough anyway. Unless we take away her glasses, of course!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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