"take away from" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes away from [present, singular, third-person], taking away from [participle, present], took away from [past], taken away from [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> away from}} take away from (third-person singular simple present takes away from, present participle taking away from, simple past took away from, past participle taken away from)
  1. To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting. Synonyms: detract from

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for take away from meaning in English (1.3kB)

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