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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“Just having these two agreements around AI is already, I think, a successful outcome — not to take away from what might potentially come out of a Thursday discussion.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
"That's not going to take away what the team has done and the boys have done in the last six or seven weeks since coming back from the World Cup," added Arteta.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Last week, she asked the Supreme Court to take away the parents’ right to control the medical care of the child while she pursues her request for custody in the Texas courts.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
If there’s anything Rivera wants his viewers to take away from the exhibit, it is that L.A. history is Latino history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But as for future events, he had first to fear that a new successor in control of the Church might not be his ally, and might try to take away what Alexander had given him.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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