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to take away
[phrase form: take]
01
to take something from someone so that they no longer have it
Transitive: to take away sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
take away
3rd person singular
takes away
Past simple
took away
Past participle
taken away
Examples
The government decided to take the driver's license away due to multiple violations.
02
to remove something from a particular place
Transitive: to take away sth
Examples
Clear the table and take away the dishes.
03
to arrest someone, typically by force or through legal means, and remove them from a particular location
Transitive: to take away sb
Examples
The police will take the suspect away for questioning.
04
to subtract one number from another
Transitive: to take away a number or amount | to take away a number or amount from a total
Examples
Taking away the interest, the loan amount becomes more manageable.
05
to ease bad feelings or pain
Transitive: to take away distress or pain
Examples
Her comforting words took away my fears about the upcoming exam.
06
to order food from a restaurant and consume it elsewhere
Dialect
British
BritishTransitive: to take away food
Examples
On busy weekdays, we often choose to take away dinner from our favorite Chinese restaurant.
07
to bring someone along when staying briefly in a place
Transitive: to take away sb somewhere
Examples
I took away my cousin to the restaurant for a nice dinner.
08
to have a memory or impression from an event or performance
Transitive: to take away a memory or impression
Examples
The movie was thought-provoking; I took many messages away from it.
09
to make something smaller or less by taking a piece out
Transitive: to take away sth
Examples
The storm threatened to take the roof of the old house away.
