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Uncommontake away
The correct spelling is take away.
How to pronounce take away
noun
Say it like: Tak-e a-waee
The correct spelling is take away. Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises. For example: "Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat."
Usage Examples
“Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.”
“The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain.”
“If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises.
verb
- 1.To remove something and put it in a different place.
- 2.To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
- 3.To subtract or diminish something.
- 4.To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.
- 5.(of a person) To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.
preposition
- 1.Minus
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