remove

The word “remove” means to take something away from its place. In plain terms, to take something away, get rid of it, or take someone out of a position.

“Remove” is pronounced rih-MOOV (/ɹɪˈmuv/ in IPA).

Here is “remove” used in a sentence: “Please remove your shoes before entering.”

Words with a similar meaning to “remove” include unstay, abate, bate, deduct, knock off and subduct.

The opposite of “remove” — its antonyms — are settle, place and add.

Depending on how it is used, “remove” can be a verb and a noun.

The word “remove” comes from Latin. From Old French remouvoir, from Latin removere ("to move back"), from re- + movere ("to move").

“Remove” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

To remove is to take something away from its place — it may still exist somewhere else afterward. To delete usually means to erase permanently, especially data, text, or files. You can remove a file from one folder without deleting it, but deleting it destroys it completely.

To remove is simply to take something away from where it is. To eliminate is to get rid of it completely, so it no longer exists at all. Eliminating is more total and final — you might remove a name from a list, but eliminate a problem entirely.

The opposite is to add, insert, place, or install — any action that puts something into position rather than taking it away. Where removing takes an item out of its spot, these words put an item in. You remove a battery to replace it, then insert a new one.