Word Explorer

Take away

Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises.

📖 Definitions of "Take away"

noun
  1. 1

    Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises.

verb
  1. 1

    To remove something and put it in a different place.

    "Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat."

  2. 2

    To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.

    "The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain."

  3. 3

    To subtract or diminish something.

    "If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?"

  4. 4

    To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.

    "I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed."

preposition
  1. 1

    Minus

Translate “Take away” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Take away