Takeawayとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

take away (third-person singular simple present takes away, present participle taking away, simple past took away, past participle taken away)

1. To remove something and put it in a different place.

   Mother took our plates away and came back with some fruit for us to eat.

2. To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.

   The teacher took my mobile phone away until the end of the lesson.

   The new law will take away some important rights from immigrant residents.

   The doctor gave me pills to take away the pain.

   1. To remove a person, usually a family member or other close friend or acquaintance, by kidnapping or killing the person.

      The mother of the murdered man spoke directly to the man who took away her son, then addressed the judge, whom she trusted would impose the maximum sentence.

3. To subtract or diminish something.

   If I have five apples and you take away two, how many do I have left?

   • 2011 January 22, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Wigan”, in BBC‎:

     But take nothing away from Arsenal, who were driven on by the brilliance of Van Persie and Fabregas and only prevented from being out of sight at half-time by the feats of Al Habsi.

4. To leave a memory or impression in one's mind that you think about later.

   I took away the impression that the play was under rehearsed.

   • 1987 February 8, Ann Fry, “On Pre-Meditated Sex vs. Making Love”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 29, page 7:

     Which brings us to what I took away as the main point of the lecture

5. (of a person) To make someone leave a place and go somewhere else. Usually not with the person's consent.

   The police took him away for questioning.

   I'm taking you away to the country for a rest. It's for your own good!

6. (of a person) To prevent, or limit, someone from being somewhere, or from doing something.

   My job takes me away from home most weekends.

   Using the internet so much can take you away from your studies.

使用する際の注意点

All senses are transitive and the object may appear before or after the particle. If the object is a pronoun, then it must be before the particle.

同意語

• (To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.): deprive, divest, dispossess, fortake, strip

派生語

前置詞

take away

1. (childish) minus

   Five take away two is three. ${\displaystyle (5-2=3)}$

名詞

take away (plural take aways)

1. Nonstandard spelling of takeaway.

発音

• IPA: /ˈteɪk əˌweɪ/

形容詞

take-away (not comparable)

1. of, or relating to food intended to be eaten off the premises

名詞

take-away (plural take-aways)

1. A conclusion, idea or lesson learned at some event for future use.
   • 2009, John-David Phyper, Paul MacLean, Good to Green: Managing Business Risks and Opportunities in the Age of ...‎:

     The following take-aways are critical when developing corporate strategy.

2. (chiefly UK, Australia and New Zealand) A takeout restaurant, or food from such restaurant.
   • 2010, Miri Song, Helping Out‎:

     The small scale of Chinese take-aways is an important factor in making these businesses viable for families.

使用する際の注意点

• Unlike the verb take away, primary stress falls on the initial syllable.

参考

• take away
• takeaway