take away

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de remover algo de um lugar ou de alguém, ou de subtrair algo.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. formal

   To remove something from a place or person.

   Tirar

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

   Sinônimoscleardetacheliminateextractremovestriptake offwithdraw

   Antônimosaddbestowgiveprovidesupply

2. formal

   To subtract a number from another.

   Subtrair

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdeductremovesubtractwithdraw

   Antônimosadd

3. Buy food to eat elsewhereinformalbritish

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

   Comprar comida para levar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscarry outtake out

Verbo basetake