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removing

UK
/rɪˈmuːvɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈmuvɪŋ/
removinggerund / present participle
UK
/rɪˈmuːvɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈmuvɪŋ/
Functions adjectivally as a present participle; generally non-gradable.
Translations
Additional translations
démaquillantS’emploie surtout pour un produit ou un tissu qui enlève le maquillage.
Definitions
Capable of or designed for removing something.
She used a makeup-removing cloth.
Synonyms
eliminating
taking away
extracting
detaching
clearing
eradicating
expelling
ousting
displacing
stripping
removingnoun
Translations
Removing the old wallpaper took several hours.
Le retrait du vieux papier peint a pris plusieurs heures.
Removing the stain required a special cleaning solution.
L'élimination de la tache a nécessité une solution nettoyante spéciale.
Additional translations
suppressionS’emploie surtout dans un registre plus général ou technique.
Definitions
The act of taking something away or off from the position occupied.
Removing the old wallpaper took several hours.
The process of eliminating or getting rid of something.
Removing the stain required a special cleaning solution.
Synonyms
elimination
extraction
withdrawal
deletion
displacement
removeverb

removing

Gerund

removed
Past Simple
removed
Past Participle
removing
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈmuːv/
US
/rɪˈmuv/
Translations
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The company plans to remove outdated policies.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.
Definitions
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The company plans to remove outdated policies.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.
Synonyms
eliminate
take away
withdraw
extract
discard
dismantle
clear
eradicate
obliterate
separate
Antonyms
add
removenoun
Definitions
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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