take away
/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/ 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 a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.
- To subtract or diminish something. · If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?
- 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.
- 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.
From the library
If you will please take away the pole I shall be greatly obliged to you.”
I have thought it no sin to bore through a wall, or destroy a staircase; but I cannot so easily persuade myself to pierce a heart or take away a life.”
Bennet; “and if I were to see you at it, I should take away your bottle directly.”
“Yes, I will tell you all; but take away the young man; I cannot endure his presence.”
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