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English verb: take away | |||
| 1. | take away (contact) remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state | ||
| Samples | Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands. The car carried us off to the meeting. I'll take you away on a holiday. I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry. | ||
| Synonyms | bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | spirit away, spirit away, spirit off, whisk away, whisk off | ||
| Entail | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| Antonyms | fetch, bring, get, convey | ||
| 2. | take away (change) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||
| Samples | Remove a threat. Remove a wrapper. Remove the dirty dishes from the table. Take the gun from your pocket. This machine withdraws heat from the environment. | ||
| Examples | They want to take away the doors | ||
| Synonyms | remove, take, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablate, amputate, aspirate, bail, bail out, bale out, bear away, bear off, bone, brush, bur, burl, burr, cancel, carry away, carry off, carve out, cast, cast off, chip away, chip away at, circumcise, clean, clean, clean, clean, clean, clear, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear up, condense, cream, cream off, crumb, cut into, cut off, de-iodinate, de-ionate, debone, decalcify, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, decorticate, defang, defuse, degas, dehorn, delete, delouse, delve, demineralise, demineralize, depilate, descale, desorb, detoxicate, detoxify, detusk, dig, dig, disburden, discharge, disembowel, disinvest, dislodge, dismantle, divest, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw away, draw off, draw off, draw out, draw out, dredge, drive out, drop, eliminate, empty, enucleate, enucleate, epilate, eviscerate, eviscerate, excavate, exenterate, expectorate, extirpate, extract, flick, free, get out, gut, harvest, head, hollow, hull, husk, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, knock out, lade, laden, ladle, leach, leach, lift, lift, lift, lift out, muck, offsaddle, pick, pick, pit, pull, pull, pull, pull off, pull out, pull out, pull up, ream, resect, scale, scalp, scavenge, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, seed, shake off, shed, shell, shell, shuck, shuck, skim, skim off, spoon, stem, stone, string, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, suck out, take away, take away, take off, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take up, tear away, tear off, throw, throw away, throw off, tip, turn over, tusk, unburden, undock, undress, unhinge, unpack, unsaddle, unstring, unveil, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, wear away, wear off, weed, winnow, wipe away, wipe off, withdraw | ||
| 3. | take away (change) take out or remove | ||
| Samples | Take out the chicken after adding the vegetables. | ||
| Synonyms | take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bus, cart away, cart off, cross off, cross out, delete, erase, haul away, haul off, kill, mark, obliterate, strike off, strike out, wipe out | ||
| Antonyms | add | ||
| 4. | take away (possession) take from a person or place | ||
| Samples | We took the abused child away from its parents. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| 5. | take away (consumption) buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food | ||
| Samples | We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook. | ||
| Synonyms | take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
| 6. | take away (change) get rid of something abstract | ||
| Samples | The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage. God takes away your sins. | ||
| Synonyms | remove | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wash away | ||
| 7. | take away (change) take away a part from; diminish | ||
| Samples | His bad manners detract from his good character. | ||
| Synonyms | detract | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
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