🇬🇧 Take away meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Take away" means to remove something from a place or a person so it is not there anymore. When you take something away, you pick it up, move it, or make it disappear from where it was before. Adults can take away toys, teachers can take away points, and even wind can take away your hat!

Dad tried to take away my chocolate, but it bravely disappeared into my mouth first.

The principal had to take away the classroom skeleton because we kept dressing it like a rock star.

Grandma had to take away Grandpa’s phone because he kept sending everyone selfies with the cat filter on.

During the picnic, the ants tried to take away my sandwich, one crumb at a time, like tiny hungry weightlifters.

Scientists say wind can slowly take away entire mountains over millions of years, which is the world’s slowest magic trick.

On a park bench a little boy cries because mud covers his red shoe. His older sister uses a stick to take away the mud. She takes away the small stone with her fingers, takes away the shoe to wash it, takes away his fear by holding his hand, and he laughs when she takes away the last spot.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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