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take away
verb
- to deduct; subtract
take away four from nine to leave five
preposition
- minus
nine take away four is five
adjective
- sold for consumption away from the premises on which it is prepared
a takeaway meal
- preparing and selling food for consumption away from the premises
a takeaway Indian restaurant
noun
- a shop or restaurant that sells such food
let's go to the Chinese takeaway
- a meal bought at such a shop or restaurant
we'll have a Chinese takeaway tonight to save cooking
Example Sentences
But some maternity staff have labelled the change as disastrous, fearing that taking away the funding protection will mean maternity budgets will be cut.
“If you or I or anybody treated their child in that way, that child would be taken away and placed somewhere safe,” he said.
The Marlins scored four in the ninth against Gómez but it couldn’t take away from the optimism the Dodgers took with them on their flight to Atlanta.
His ban was criticised by some in the tennis world, with 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams stating she would have received a 20-year ban and had her titles "taken away".
Det Supt Scott Ware, who led the Met's investigation, said: "This tragic accident took away a little girl who was loved by many."
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