take away
noun
Definitions
Actions of subtraction or subtracting exercises.
verb
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To remove something and put it in a different place.
Example: 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.
Example: The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain.
To subtract or diminish something.
Example: 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.
Example: I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed.
preposition
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Minus