take (away) from

take away from — ˌtake a ˈway from [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they take away from he/she/it takes away from present participle taking away from past tense took away from …   Useful english dictionary

take (away) from — detract from. → take …   English new terms dictionary

take away from — index confiscate, disinherit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

take away from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take away from : present tense I/you/we/they take away from he/she/it takes away from present participle taking away from past tense took away from past participle taken away from informal take away from… …   English dictionary

take away from — PHRASAL VERB If something takes away from an achievement, success, or quality, or takes something away from it, it makes it seem lower in value or worth than it should be. [V P P n] It s starting to rain again. Not enough to take away from the… …   English dictionary

take away from — verb To make something seem not so good or interesting. Even the rain couldnt take away from the excitement of the match …   Wiktionary

take away from (something) — 1. to reduce something. You know the company will cut jobs because it will not allow anything to take away from profits. 2. to make something less important. I don t want to take away from his achievement, but I think he should have thanked his… …   New idioms dictionary

take away from something — ˌtake aˈway from sth derived no passive to make the effort or value of sth seem less Syn: detract from • I don t want to take away from his achievements, but he couldn t have done it without my help. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

take away — verb 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 5) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away… …   Useful english dictionary

take away — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abridge, abstract, bate, belittle, bereave, bleed, carry away, carry off, cart away, curtail, cut off, decrease, deduct, delocalize, depreciate, deprive, deprive of, derogate, detract, diminish, discount …   Moby Thesaurus

take away — v. (D; tr.) ( to remove ) to take away from (she took the scissors away from the child) * * * [ teɪkə weɪ] (D;tr.) ( to remove ) to take away from (she took the scissors away from the child) …   Combinatory dictionary