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remove

UK
/rɪˈmuːv/
US
/rɪˈmuv/

Translations

removeverb
removed
Past Simple
removed
Past Participle
removing
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈmuːv/
US
/rɪˈmuv/
She removed the books from the shelf.
Elle a enlevé les livres de l'étagère.
She removed the books from the shelf.
Elle a retiré les livres de l'étagère.
The company plans to remove outdated policies.
L'entreprise prévoit de supprimer les politiques obsolètes.
révoquerLangue soutenue ; pour une personne de ses fonctions.
The board decided to remove the CEO after the scandal.
Le conseil a décidé de révoquer le PDG après le scandale.
The dentist removed the decayed tooth.
Le dentiste a extrait la dent cariée.
Additional translations
éliminerPour des idées, des obstacles, des éléments indésirables.
renvoyerPlus courant dans la langue générale.
ôterSurtout dans un contexte physique ou technique.
se retirerEmploi littéraire, soutenu ou archaïque.
Synonyms
eliminate
take away
withdraw
extract
discard
dismantle
clear
eradicate
obliterate
separate
Antonyms
add
removenoun
removes
pl
UK
/rɪˈmuːv/
US
/rɪˈmuv/
The house was at a considerable remove from the main road.
La maison se trouvait à un éloignement considérable de la route principale.
The project is still at a remove from completion.
Le projet est encore à une étape de son achèvement.
génération d'écartDans les expressions de parenté, notamment avec « once removed ».
His first cousin once removed attended the family reunion.
Son cousin germain à une génération d'écart a assisté à la réunion de famille.
Additional translations
distanceSurtout dans un sens abstrait ou littéraire.
Synonyms
removal
withdrawal
taking away
extraction
dismissal
ouster
expulsion
deletion
excision
displacement
relocation
shift
move
severance

Definitions

removeverb
To take something away from a place or position.
She removed the books from the shelf.
To eliminate or get rid of something.
The company plans to remove outdated policies.
To dismiss or discharge someone from a position or office.
The board decided to remove the CEO after the scandal.
To extract or take out something, especially by a physical or chemical process.
The dentist removed the decayed tooth.
To move to a different residence or location; relocate (intransitive, chiefly formal or archaic).
After the lease expired, they removed to a cottage by the sea.
removenoun
A degree of remoteness or separation.
The house was at a considerable remove from the main road.
A step or stage in a process or progression.
The project is still at a remove from completion.
The degree of kinship between two people, expressed in terms such as "once removed".
His first cousin once removed attended the family reunion.
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