takeaway

CEFRA1

/ˈteɪkəweɪ/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Food bought from a restaurant to eat elsewhere.

  2. 02

    noun

    The main point learned from something.

Examples

  • There's a nice takeaway on the corner over there.

  • "Will you be eating in?" "No, I'll have it takeaway."

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtæɪkəwæɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A meal which has been purchased and has been carefully packaged as to be taken and consumed elsewhere.

  2. A restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. (Of food) intended to be eaten off the premises from which it was bought.

More examples

In context

  • Let's order a Chinese takeaway.

  • I couldn't be bothered to cook, so I bought a takeaway curry.

  • If you're hungry, there's a takeaway just around the corner.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

Etymology tree English take awaydeverb. English takeaway Deverbal from take away.