take-away
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Meaning · English
main point or lesson learned from a situation
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
điểm chính hoặc bài học rút ra từ một tình huống
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: food to be taken away
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The take-away from the meeting was that we need to improve communication.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “take-away” mean?
main point or lesson learned from a situation Literally: food to be taken away
Is “take-away” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.