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remove

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To move from one place to another.

Pronunciation

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reemoov

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹiˈmuv

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. Get rid of something abstract

    “The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage.”

  2. transitive

    To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

  3. transitive

    To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).

  4. Go away or leave

  5. To dismiss or discharge from office.

  6. Cause to leave

noun

  1. The act of removing something.

  2. Distance in time or space; interval.

  3. figurativeby extension

    Emotional distance or indifference.

  4. figurativeby extension

    State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.

  5. britishat some public schools

    A division of the school, especially the form prior to last

  6. The act of resetting a horse's shoe.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

Used this way, remove is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • hit , a specialist term, precise but narrower

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carefully remove

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • removernounInflected form

    A solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface).

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • removalnounDerived noun

    The act of removing.

  • removableadjectiveDerived adjective

    Capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • cartridge removernounCompound term

    A mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • removable disknounRelated term

    A hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive.

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