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takeaway

takeaway

5 1.5
Food you buy to eat somewhere else
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪkəweɪ/
  • UK
translation icon : comida para llevar
  • I'm gonna get some takeaway.
  • takeaway food

I just knew this city needed something better than than the the classic takeaways, right.

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Examples

  • Villiers St is full of small cafés; they're mostly geared to daytime snacks and takeaways rather than sit-down family meals.

    Blog text (22)

  • Go out and get us some takeaway, will you?

    Son of a Gun (2014)

  • Also, I wanna order takeaway for delivery.

    Hummingbird (2013)

  • Can you make us something for takeaway?

    Hell Hole (2024)

  • Do you think we could have some takeaway?

    The Gateway (2018)

  • - I thought I'd get a Chinese takeaway tonight.

    The Underneath (1995)

  • Oh, I'm gonna order a takeaway.

    The Heavy (2010)

  • Eat good quality meat, fruit, and vegetables, and do not eat takeaway or convenience foods.

    Blog text (29)

  • You get takeaways, don't you?

    Another Year (2010)

  • Would you like to order a takeaway for dinner tonight?

Synonyms

takeout
vstakeaway
  • US
61 1.5

Food prepared by a restaurant to eat somewhere else

is the British alternative used for the same practice
takeout food
vstakeaway
  • US
3 1.4

Food made by a restaurant or shop to eat somewhere else

is the British expression for that prepared food
carryout
vstakeaway
  • US
3 2.7

Food sold to take away and eat somewhere else or a shop that sells it

is the British term used for the same idea

Antonyms

to eat in
31 1.1

Have a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant

to dine in
3 3.0

To eat a meal at home instead of going to a restaurant

How Convenient

fast food
111 1.0
takeaway
  • UK
5 1.5

Surface Forms

takeaway singular
takeaways plural
takeaways plural
takeaway singular

Morphology

takeaway = take + away (transparent) = take + away

Derived from the phrasal verb 'take away' meaning food taken away to eat elsewhere; the connection is direct and common in British English.

Etymology

Takeaway in British English comes from the phrase take + away, meaning 'to take food away to eat somewhere else', like the US words 'takeout' or 'to-go'. So a takeaway is food you buy to eat away from the shop.