отнима́ть — meaning in English
otnimat
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English meaning
- bereave verb To take something away from someone forcibly.
- deprive verb To take something away from someone, or prevent them from having it.
- detract verb To take something away or reduce it.
- divest verb To take something away from someone, such as a right or privilege.
- subtract verb To take one number or amount away from another.
Senses
отнима́ть is used for these senses in English:
- bereave (transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.
- deprive (transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- detract (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove.
- divest (transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
- subtract (transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
bereave — full definition
- verb To take something away from someone forcibly.
- verb To remove something by ruining or damaging it, or by force.
- verb To stop someone from having power, or to prevent something.
- verb To take from someone a person or thing that matters greatly to them.
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