take away

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas von einem Ort oder von jemandem zu entfernen, oder etwas von einer Zahl abzuziehen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing something from a place or person, or to subtract something.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. formal

   To remove something from a place or person.

   Wegnehmen

   • Please take away the empty plates.
   • The police took away the evidence.
   • He took away the toy from the child.

   Synonymecleardetacheliminateextractremovestriptake offwithdraw

   Antonymeaddbestowgiveprovidesupply

2. formal

   To subtract a number from another.

   Subtrahieren

   • If you take away 5 from 10, you get 5.
   • Take away the cost of materials from the total profit.
   • The teacher asked the students to take away 20 from 50.

   Synonymedeductremovesubtractwithdraw

   Antonymeadd

3. Buy food to eat elsewhereinformalbritish

   To purchase prepared food from a restaurant to eat at home or elsewhere.

   Essen zum Mitnehmen kaufen

   • Let's take away some pizza for dinner.
   • They ordered Chinese food to take away.
   • I'm too tired to cook; let's get take away.

   Synonymecarry outtake out

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