Remove
verb
To take something away from its place or position.
Please remove your shoes before entering the house.
Often appears as...
- remove objects
- remove clothes
verb
To take off clothes or parts.
He removed his hat as he entered the room.
Often appears as...
- remove hat
- remove jacket
verb
To dismiss someone from their job.
She was removed from her position as CEO.
Often appears as...
- remove from position
- remove from job
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To eliminate or get rid of something.
It will be difficult to remove the stain from your shirt.
Often appears as...
- remove stains
- remove errors
verb
To cause something unpleasant or unwanted to stop.
The medicine will remove your pain.
Often appears as...
- remove pain
- remove discomfort
verb
To take something away from its place or position.
Please remove your shoes before entering the house.
Often appears as...
- remove objects
- remove clothes
verb
To take off clothes or parts.
He removed his hat as he entered the room.
Often appears as...
- remove hat
- remove jacket
verb
To dismiss someone from their job.
She was removed from her position as CEO.
Often appears as...
- remove from position
- remove from job
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To eliminate or get rid of something.
It will be difficult to remove the stain from your shirt.
Often appears as...
- remove stains
- remove errors
verb
To cause something unpleasant or unwanted to stop.
The medicine will remove your pain.
Often appears as...
- remove pain
- remove discomfort
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical action
Often involves lifting or moving an object with your hands.
Could you help me remove this table to the other room?
Pro Tip 2/3Not always visible
The action might not be seen when 'remove' means deleting data.
The technician removed the virus from my computer.
Pro Tip 3/3Permission context
Used to ask or tell others to take something away politely.
Please remove your belongings from the table.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical action
Often involves lifting or moving an object with your hands.
Could you help me remove this table to the other room?
Pro Tip 2/3Not always visible
The action might not be seen when 'remove' means deleting data.
The technician removed the virus from my computer.
Pro Tip 3/3Permission context
Used to ask or tell others to take something away politely.
Please remove your belongings from the table.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical action
Often involves lifting or moving an object with your hands.
Could you help me remove this table to the other room?
Pro Tip 2/3Not always visible
The action might not be seen when 'remove' means deleting data.
The technician removed the virus from my computer.
Pro Tip 3/3Permission context
Used to ask or tell others to take something away politely.
Please remove your belongings from the table.
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Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
Well, it's not quite so simple. Getting rid of the mosquito removes a food source for lots of organisms, like frogs and fish and birds. Without them, plants would lose a pollinator. But some scientists say that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue, another species would simply take their place
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The psychological weight...
and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one then i went back to each food and i tweaked it adding a little fat removing
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How does a jellyfish...
making it one of nature's fastest biomechanical processes. Nematocysts can continue to fire even after a jellyfish has died, so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive.
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What is bipolar...
and remove unused or faulty neural connections. This process is important because our neural pathways serve as a map for everything we do. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, scientists have discovered that the brain's pruning ability is disrupted
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Garth Lenz: The true...
and that would industrialize an area the size of Florida. In doing so, we'll be removing a large part of our greatest carbon sink and replacing it with the most high greenhouse-gas emission oil in the future. The world does not need any more tar mines.
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How does impeachment...
But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court,
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The language of lying —...
In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.
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Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings,
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Saving an Elephant from...
He needs to sedate the elephant, so that the snare can be safely removed. Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant.
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A Lethal Web PIPE National...
her life our team removed the hoop from her mouth
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
Well, it's not quite so simple. Getting rid of the mosquito removes a food source for lots of organisms, like frogs and fish and birds. Without them, plants would lose a pollinator. But some scientists say that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue, another species would simply take their place
Video examples
The psychological weight...
and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one then i went back to each food and i tweaked it adding a little fat removing
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
making it one of nature's fastest biomechanical processes. Nematocysts can continue to fire even after a jellyfish has died, so it's important to remove lingering tentacles stuck to the skin. Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive.
Video examples
What is bipolar...
and remove unused or faulty neural connections. This process is important because our neural pathways serve as a map for everything we do. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, scientists have discovered that the brain's pruning ability is disrupted
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
and that would industrialize an area the size of Florida. In doing so, we'll be removing a large part of our greatest carbon sink and replacing it with the most high greenhouse-gas emission oil in the future. The world does not need any more tar mines.
Video examples
How does impeachment...
But what if your job happens to be the most powerful position in the country, or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court,
Video examples
The language of lying —...
In his denial, Armstrong described a hypothetical situation focused on someone else, removing himself from the situation entirely. In his admission, he owns his statements, delving into his personal emotions and motivations.
Video examples
Panda Doesn't Realise...
By removing one cub at birth and then switching them throughout the day and night, keepers are able to encourage panda mothers to feed both siblings,
Video examples
Saving an Elephant from...
He needs to sedate the elephant, so that the snare can be safely removed. Guys, we are ready. We go help the elephant.
Video examples
A Lethal Web PIPE National...
her life our team removed the hoop from her mouth
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Joss Whedon
American Writer
I always tend to think just left of center, to remove myself from the world by one step. It is very freeing, and it's a particular way of coming at stories and looking at them that I find the most beautiful stuff that I know comes from, ultimately.
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Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you're visually massive or somehow you're in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity.
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Jonathan Majors
American Actor
I look for what responsibility the character has in telling the story. If you remove the role from the story, can you still tell the story properly? And if the answer is no, then I'm interested.
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Zhang Ziyi
Chinese Actress
I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
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Hozier
Irish Musician
When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously, they're very personal to me, but it feels easier if I feel like I'm writing characters.
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Norman McLaren
Scottish Artist
I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film.
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Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
People feel like using the word 'joke' removes responsibility for the hurt their words may cause. It doesn't; in fact, it may make things worse.
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Ethan Coen
American Director
We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.
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Elvis Costello
British Musician
I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.
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Jeanne Damas
Author
Don't be afraid to remove your shoes if you are dancing late at night.
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Joss Whedon
American Writer
I always tend to think just left of center, to remove myself from the world by one step. It is very freeing, and it's a particular way of coming at stories and looking at them that I find the most beautiful stuff that I know comes from, ultimately.
Quote examples
Kristin Scott Thomas
English Actress
The problem with being a film actress or a movie star is that people see you so huge that somehow you're visually massive or somehow you're in some removed space, which is a television or wherever. It somehow takes your humanity.
Quote examples
Jonathan Majors
American Actor
I look for what responsibility the character has in telling the story. If you remove the role from the story, can you still tell the story properly? And if the answer is no, then I'm interested.
Quote examples
Zhang Ziyi
Chinese Actress
I'm not really interested in politics, because I think it's just too removed from my own life. If there's a war, though, or a disaster, I want to know what's happening.
Quote examples
Hozier
Irish Musician
When I write songs, I try to remove myself a little bit. Obviously, they're very personal to me, but it feels easier if I feel like I'm writing characters.
Quote examples
Norman McLaren
Scottish Artist
I like black and white films. I don't exactly know why - probably because there is a stylization which is removed from actual life, unlike a color film.
Quote examples
Franchesca Ramsey
American Comedian
People feel like using the word 'joke' removes responsibility for the hurt their words may cause. It doesn't; in fact, it may make things worse.
Quote examples
Ethan Coen
American Director
We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.
Quote examples
Elvis Costello
British Musician
I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.
Quote examples
Jeanne Damas
Author
Don't be afraid to remove your shoes if you are dancing late at night.
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