Dictionary Entry
removed
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ɹɪˈmuːvd/Word FrequencyCommon (5.74)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
In a Sentence
“He removed the marbles from the bag.”
Published Usage Examples
“Moreover, she learned that her father and mother anxiously expected her at that house to which they had removed, but did not reveal that he had _been removed_ in the care of two bailiffs, and the house named was but a resting place in his transit to jail.”
“"You wish it removed -- _just as other obstacles have been removed_.”
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Origin
From Middle English, from Old French remouvert, from Latin removere ‘move back’.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “removed”
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