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title: takeaway — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «takeaway» in the school dictionary: A takeaway is a meal you buy cooked from a shop or restaurant and eat at home; the shop itself is also called a takeaway (in the USA and Canada: takeout). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# takeaway

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**Who acts:** takeaway, meal, you, 8, 's, We · **What happens:** be, cook, eat, call, remember, take away · **To what, where:** meal, you, shop, home, main idea, talk · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«takeaway» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [takeaway in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/takeaway.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A takeaway is a meal you buy cooked from a shop or restaurant and eat at home; the shop itself is also called a takeaway (in the USA and Canada: takeout).

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:m1:1
# text = A takeaway is a meal you buy cooked from a shop or restaurant and eat at home; the shop itself is also called a takeaway (in the USA and Canada: takeout).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	buy	buy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	20	nmod:unmarked	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
23	also	also	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	xcomp	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
32	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	34	punct	_	_
34	takeout	takeout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a takeaway | a meal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | present · passive | a meal *not said here* | you |  | a shop or restaurant |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: subject=Product from shop=Material |
| 3 | **eat** | present | a meal *not said here* |  |  | home |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **call** | present · passive | a meal *not said here* | the shop  takeaway |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A takeaway is the main idea or lesson you remember from a talk or meeting.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:m2:1
# text = A takeaway is the main idea or lesson you remember from a talk or meeting.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a takeaway | the main idea or lesson |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **remember** | present | you |  |  | a talk or meeting |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths, UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Take away" means subtract; "8 take away 3 is 5".

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:m3:1
# text = "Take away" means subtract; "8 take away 3 is 5".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	nsubj	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	subtract	subtract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	compound	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **subtract** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **take away** *in a quote* | infinitive | 8 |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | 3 5 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's get a takeaway tonight — Dad's too tired to cook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:x1:1
# text = Let's get a takeaway tonight — Dad's too tired to cook.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	cook	cook	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | a takeaway |  |  | tonight |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer takeaway=Stimulus |
| 3 | **cook** | to-infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We ordered a curry from the takeaway on the high street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:x2:1
# text = We ordered a curry from the takeaway on the high street.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	curry	curry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | We | a curry |  | the takeaway on the high street |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent curry=Theme from takeaway=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pizza takeaway delivers to our door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:x3:1
# text = The pizza takeaway delivers to our door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	delivers	deliver	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | present | the pizza takeaway |  |  | our door |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to door=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My takeaway from the assembly was to be kind online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:x4:1
# text = My takeaway from the assembly was to be kind online.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	online	online	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My takeaway from the assembly |  |  |  |  | kind, online *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten take away four leaves six.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:x5:1
# text = Ten take away four leaves six.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nsubj	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | present | Ten | four leaves |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Canada we call it takeout, not takeaway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takeaway:x6:1
# text = In Canada we call it takeout, not takeaway.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	takeout	takeout	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	takeaway	takeaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call takeout** *speech: assert* | present | we | it |  | Canada |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

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