Remove

/rɪˈmuːv/ verb

Definition

To take something or someone away from a place, position, or situation.

Etymology

From Latin *removere* “to move back, withdraw,” via Old French *removoir*. It has long carried the sense of shifting something out of its current place.

Kelly Says

To ‘remove’ is to undo a placement decision—like saying, “This doesn’t belong here anymore.” The word quietly raises questions of power: who has the right to move what, and from where?

Translations

AFAfrikaans
verwyder
fer-vai-der
AMአማርኛ
ማስወጣት
mas-we-tat
ARالعربية
يزيل
ya-zeel
BGБългарски
премахвам
pre-makh-vam
BNবাংলা
সরানো
sho-ra-no
CACatalà
eliminar
e-li-mi-NAR
CSČeština
odstranit
od-stra-NIT
DADansk
fjerne
fyern-ne
DEDeutsch
entfernen
ent-FER-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αφαιρώ
a-fe-RO
ESEspañol
eliminar
e-li-mi-NAR
ETEesti
eemaldama
ee-mal-da-ma
EUEuskara
kendu
ken-du
FAفارسی
حذف کردن
hazf kar-dan
FISuomi
poistaa
poi-STAA
FRFrançais
supprimer
sup-pri-ME
GLGalego
eliminar
e-li-mi-NAR
HEעברית
להסיר
le-ha-SIR
HIहिन्दी
हटाना
ha-ta-na
HRHrvatski
ukloniti
u-klo-NI-ti
HUMagyar
eltávolít
el-taa-vo-LEET
IDBahasa Indonesia
menghapus
meng-ha-pus
ITItaliano
rimuovere
ri-mwo-VE-re
JA日本語
削除する
sakujo suru
KO한국어
제거하다
je-geo-ha-da
LTLietuvių
pašalinti
pa-sha-LIN-ti
LVLatviešu
noņemt
no-nyemt
MNМонгол
хасах
kha-sakh
MSBahasa Melayu
membuang
mem-bu-ang
MYမြန်မာ
ဖယ်ရှား
hpe-sha
NLNederlands
verwijderen
ver-vai-de-ren
NONorsk
fjerne
fyern-ne
PLPolski
usunąć
u-SU-nonch
PTPortuguês
remover
re-mo-VER
RORomână
elimina
e-li-MI-na
RUРусский
удалять
u-da-LYAT'
SKSlovenčina
odstrániť
od-straa-NEET
SLSlovenščina
odstraniti
od-stra-NI-ti
SRСрпски
уклонити
u-klo-ni-ti
SVSvenska
ta bort
taa bort
SWKiswahili
ondoa
on-do-a
TAதமிழ்
அகற்று
a-ka-rru
TEతెలుగు
తొలగించు
to-la-gin-chu
THไทย
ลบ
lop
TRTürkçe
kaldırmak
kal-dir-mak
UKУкраїнська
видалити
vy-da-LY-ty
URاردو
ہٹانا
ha-ta-na
VITiếng Việt
loại bỏ
loai bo
ZH中文
移除
yí chú

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