phrasal verb · neutral
take away
/teɪk əˈweɪ/TAKE A·WAY
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to remove something or to get a main point/lesson from an experience
Examples
“After the meeting I took away three clear actions we must do.”
“The cleaner took away the old boxes.”
“One thing I took away from volunteering is that small acts matter.”
Band 8 sentence
“What I ultimately took away from the internship was not a specific skill but a clearer idea of the career I wanted to pursue.”
Collocations
- take away someone’s rights
- take away the lesson/message
- take away evidence
Word family
take away, took away, taking away, taken away verbtakeaway noun (BrE) — thức ăn mang về / main point (informal)
Common mistakes
I take away lesson from this→I took away a lesson from this
They take away my attention→They take my attention away
Say it for a higher band
5remove→6take out→7+take away
Synonyms
remove
detract from
Easily confused
take out
“She took out the trash and put it by the door.”
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