remove

Signification

Verb

1. To delete.
2. To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
3. (obsolete) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
4. To murder.
5. To dismiss a batsman.
6. To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
7. To depart, to leave; to move oneself or be moved.
8. To change one's residence or place of business; to move.
9. To dismiss or discharge from office.

Noun

1. The act of removing something.
2. A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.
3. (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
4. A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
5. Distance in time or space; interval.
6. Emotional distance or indifference.
7. State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.
8. The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
9. The act of resetting a horse's shoe.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɹɪˈmuːv/

Étymologie

From Middle English removen, from Anglo-Norman remover, removeir, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre (“to move”), equivalent to re- + move. Displaced native Old English āfierran.