remove
verb OPAL W
/rɪˈmuːv/
/rɪˈmuːv/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they remove | /rɪˈmuːv/ /rɪˈmuːv/ |
| he / she / it removes | /rɪˈmuːvz/ /rɪˈmuːvz/ |
| past simple removed | /rɪˈmuːvd/ /rɪˈmuːvd/ |
| past participle removed | /rɪˈmuːvd/ /rɪˈmuːvd/ |
| -ing form removing | /rɪˈmuːvɪŋ/ /rɪˈmuːvɪŋ/ |
- to take somebody/something away from a place
- remove somebody/something Illegally parked vehicles will be removed.
- remove somebody/something from somebody/something 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.
Extra Examples- 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.
- people who have been forcibly removed from their homes
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- try to
- be possible to
- be difficult to
- …
- for
- from
- with
- …
- remove something to take off clothing, etc. from the body
- She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
- Passengers no longer have to remove their shoes during security checks.
- to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make something disappear
- remove something She has had the tumour removed.
- She had surgery to remove the two tumours.
- to remove problems/obstacles/objections
- Considerable progress has been made in removing barriers to trade within the EU.
- The news removed any doubts about the company's future.
- This comment has been removed by a moderator.
- remove something from somebody/something The police instructed the author to remove the offending material from the website.
- She asked for her name to be removed from the list of candidates.
- It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth.
Extra Examples- the best way to remove stains
- These stains can be difficult to remove.
- Unsightly moles can be removed surgically.
- Bee stings should be removed with tweezers.
- By producing an heir, the Queen effectively removed her cousin's hopes of succeeding to the throne.
- The proposed law would remove at a stroke the long-cherished right to trial by jury.
- Translation software should effectively remove all barriers to communication between people.
- A subsequent agreement removed the major obstacles to negotiations.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- altogether
- completely
- entirely
- …
- try to
- be possible to
- be difficult to
- …
- for
- from
- with
- …
- remove somebody from something to dismiss somebody from their position or job
- The elections removed the government from power.
Extra Examples- 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 shareholders of a company have the power to remove the board.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.
Idioms
be far/further/furthest removed from something
- 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.
once, twice, etc. removed
- (of a cousin) belonging to a different generation
- He's my cousin's son so he's my first cousin once removed.