take away
- to spoil the good effect or success that something has
- remove
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/
noun
- Nonstandard spelling of takeaway.
prep
- minus
“Coordinate term: goes into”
“Five take away two is three. (5-2=3)”
verb
- 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.”
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
“The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson.”
“The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents.”
- To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
“The mother of the murdered man spoke directly to the man who took away her son, then addressed the judge, whom she trusted would impose the maximum sentence.”
- To subtract or diminish something.
“If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?”
“But take nothing away from Arsenal, who were driven on by the brilliance of Van Persie and Fabregas and only prevented from being out of sight at half-time by the feats of Al Habsi.”
- 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.”
“Which brings us to what I took away as the main point of the lecture”
- To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
“The police took him away for questioning.”
“I'm taking you away to the country for a rest. It's for your own good!”
- To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.
“My job takes me away from home most weekends.”
“Using the internet so much can take you away from your studies.”