remove
verb (remove, removes, removed, removing)
Everyday
- To remove is to take something away from where it was: remove the plates. tree →
- To remove is to take off: remove your shoes. tree →
- To remove is to get rid of something: remove a stain. tree →
In the lessons
taking things off the table or out of a box («Zoe removes 4 apples from the basket» = subtract from that place); in science removing a variable in a test; in everyday life «remove your hat indoors», «remove the label»; in safety only adults remove splinters or broken glass
Examples
- I remove two spoons from the table. tree →
- Zoe removes 4 apples from the basket. tree →
- Tom removed 6 books from the shelf. How many books are on the shelf now? tree →
- Please remove your muddy shoes. tree →
- Remove the lid carefully. tree →
- This soap removes dirt and germs. tree →
- Ask an adult to remove the broken glass. tree →
- The doctor removed the splinter from my finger. tree →
Note
What is removed leaves the place it was in: subtract from that place. Trap: the removed things are added to wherever they are put. Noun «removal».
In Jewish tradition
taking things off the table or out of a box («Zoe removes 4 apples from the basket» = subtract from that place); in science removing a variable in a test; in everyday life «remove your hat indoors», «remove the label»; in safety only adults remove splinters or broken glass
Examples
- And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. (Torah GEN.26.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And as for the people, he removed them city by city, from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof. (Torah GEN.47.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- So shall no inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; for the tribes of the children of Israel shall cleave each one to its own inheritance.' (Torah NUM.36.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? (Writings JOB.18.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. (Writings PRO.22.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- And my soul is removed far off from peace, I forgot prosperity. (Writings LAM.3.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
What is removed leaves the place it was in: subtract from that place. Trap: the removed things are added to wherever they are put. Noun «removal».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «remove» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «remove» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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