take somebody/something ↔ away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ take )
1 . to remove someone or something, or make something disappear:
She whisked the tray off the table and took it away.
He was taken away to begin a prison sentence.
This should take some of the pain away.
2 . to take away British English if you buy food to take away, you buy cooked food from a restaurant and take it outside to eat it somewhere else ⇨ takeaway :
Fish and chips to take away, please.
3 . take your breath away to be very beautiful, exciting, or surprising