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Removed Remove Rɪˈmuːv Verb Bre Illegally Parked Vehicles

Word remove
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / rɪˈmuːv / NAmE / rɪˈmuːv /
Example
  • illegally parked vehicles will be removed.
  • he removed his hand from her shoulder.
  • three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
  • remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce.
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remove

(verb)BrE / rɪˈmuːv / NAmE / rɪˈmuːv /
  1. to take something/somebody away from a place
    • Illegally parked vehicles will be removed.
    • He removed his hand from her shoulder.
    • Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
    • Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce.
  2. to take off clothing, etc. from the body
    • See related entries: The fashion world
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/the_fashion_world/remove
    • She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
  3. to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make something disappear
    • She has had the tumour removed.
    • to remove problems/obstacles/objections
    • The news removed any doubts about the company's future.
    • It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth.
  4. to dismiss somebody from their position or job
    • The elections removed the government from power.
  5. to be very different from something; to not be connected with something
    • Many of these books are far removed from the reality of the children's lives.
  6. belonging to a different generation
    • He's my cousin's son so he's my first cousin once removed.

    Extra Examples

    • Bee stings should be removed with tweezers.
    • By producing an heir, the Queen effectively removed her cousin’s hopes of succeeding to the throne.
    • Fittings should be completely removed for cleaning.
    • She removed the dirty dishes from the table.
    • The old cladding can be easily removed using a claw hammer.
    • The proposed law would remove at a stroke the long-cherished right to trial by jury.
    • These stains can be difficult to remove.
    • Translation software should effectively remove all barriers to communication between people.
    • Unsightly moles can be removed surgically.
    • people who have been forcibly removed from their homes
    • A subsequent agreement removed the major obstacles to negotiations.
    • After his arrest on corruption charges, he was immediately removed as party president.
    • Only the college’s governing body can remove him from office.
    • The news removed any doubts about the company’s future.
    • The shareholders of a company have the power to remove the board.
    • the best way to remove stains

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they remove
    • he / she / it removes
    • past simple removed
    • past participle removed
    • -ing form removing

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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