Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take away

/ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables: take -away
IPA: /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove something and put it in a different place.

verb

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

verb

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

verb

To subtract or diminish something.

verb

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

verb

To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.

verb

To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.

prep

Example Sentences

"Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat."
"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."
"The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain."
"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."
"If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?"

Inflected Forms

takes away (present, singular) taking away (participle, present) took away (past) taken away (participle, past) take aways (plural)

Derived Forms

takeaway

Phrases

take-away take away from take it away

Synonyms

deprive divest dispossess fortake strip remove take withdraw take off pull

Questions

How do you pronounce take away?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌteɪk əˈweɪ/.
What does take away mean?: To remove something and put it in a different place.

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