🇬🇧 Take away meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Take away” means you get food from a restaurant, but you don’t sit and eat it there. Instead, you carry the food home, to a park, to school, or anywhere else to eat it. The restaurant cooks the food, packs it in boxes or bags, and you take it away with you.

We ordered food to take away, but the bag ripped and tried to take away my dignity in the parking lot.

Mom got soup to take away, and every bump in the car turned it into a mini tsunami in a cup.

We bought burgers to take away, and the smell in the car made everyone instantly forget their New Year’s diets.

Grandpa ordered food to take away, then forgot and sat down to eat it there anyway.

My aunt got curry to take away; now her car officially smells like ‘Spicy Mystery’ forever.

Anna is cold. She goes to a small cafe to take away soup. A man asks, "Do you want to take away bread?" She nods. Her friend will take away a drink and will take away a bun too. They walk to the park, open the bags and eat the take away food with big smiles.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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