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# taken out

phrase (verb phrase, past participle of take out: take, takes, took, taken, taking out)

«taken out» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. removed from inside something ("the splinter was taken out").
2. (euphemism, slang) killed or destroyed on purpose.
3. taken on a date or trip ("she was taken out for dinner").
4. of food: bought to eat elsewhere.
5. (sport) knocked over by another player.

### In the lessons

Everyday phrasal verb with many senses; in crime and war stories it means killed. All regions.

### Examples

- Her tooth was taken out by the dentist.
- In the film, the spy was taken out by a sniper.
- The bridge was taken out by the floods.
- We were taken out for pizza on my birthday.
- The goalkeeper was taken out by the striker.
- The rubbish has been taken out.

### Note

Many senses; context decides. In crime and war stories it means killed. In maths, things taken out are subtracted.