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The correct spelling is removes.
How to pronounce removes
noun
Say it like: Rem-ove-s
The correct spelling is removes. The act of removing something. For example: "He removed the marbles from the bag."
Usage Examples
“He removed the marbles from the bag.”
“The President removed many postmasters.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of removing something.
- 2.(archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.
- 3.(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
- 4.A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
- 5.Distance in time or space; interval.
verb
- 1.To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
- 2.To murder.
- 3.To dismiss a batsman.
- 4.To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
- 5.To depart, leave.
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