take sth out

(REMOVE) — phrasal verb with take

/teɪk/ verb (took, taken)

Definition

B1 to remove something from somewhere: I've had a tooth taken out.Taking things away from someone or somewhereRemoving and getting rid of things

(Definition of take sth out (REMOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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