take away

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with object and adverbial of direction remove (someone or something) from a particular place:

(現在ある所からどこかへ)A〈物〉を移動する, 【場所･人から】Aを持って行く, 離す; 〈事が〉 【人･場所から】A〈人〉を遠ざける, A〈人〉が 【事をすることを】できなくする «from»

e.g. he took an envelope from his inside pocket

(必要なのに)〈事･物･人が〉 «…から» A〈事･物･人〉を奪う «from»

〈物･事が〉A〈痛み･味覚･食欲など〉を取り除く, 消す

A〈人〉を連れて行く; (無理やり)Aを連れ去る

e.g. the police took him away.

subtract:

〖take A (away) from B〗 〘数〙 B〈数〉からA〈数〉を引く(subtract) (!進行形にしない)

e.g. take two from ten

e.g. add the numbers together and take away five.

take something away

British buy food at a cafe or restaurant for eating elsewhere:

(店内で食べずに)A〈料理〉を買って持ち帰る(｟米･くだけて｠ A to go)(→ takeout, takeaway)

e.g. he ordered a lamb madras to take away.

detract from:

〈事･人が〉A〈事〉の価値, 効果を減じる, 弱める (!進行形にしない) .

e.g. that shouldn't take away from the achievement of the French.

→ take-away