Takeout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises

(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪkaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪkaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪkaʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪkaʊt/.

Examples

in England they call takeout food `takeaway'
takeout pizza
the takeout counter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

takeout food takeaway take-away

Parts of Speech

noun	prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises “in England they call takeout food `takeaway'”
noun	(bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit
adjective	of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises “takeout pizza”

Word Forms

take out	verb	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
take away	verb	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mitnahme

zubereitete Speisen, die zum Verzehr außerhalb des Betriebsgeländes bestimmt sind

🇫🇷French

à emporter

aliments préparés destinés à être consommés à l'extérieur des locaux

🇪🇸Spanish

sacar

Alimentos preparados destinados a ser consumidos fuera de las instalaciones.

🇮🇹Italian

portare fuori

alimenti preparati destinati ad essere consumati fuori dai locali

🇳🇱Dutch

afhalen

bereid voedsel dat bedoeld is om buiten het terrein te worden gegeten

🇵🇹Portuguese

retirar

alimentos preparados que se destinam a ser consumidos fora das instalações

🇷🇺Russian

выиграть

приготовленная еда, предназначенная для употребления вне помещения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साथ ले जाएं

तैयार भोजन जिसे परिसर से बाहर खाया जाना है

🇧🇩Bengali

টেকআউট

প্রস্তুত খাবার যা প্রাঙ্গনের বাইরে খাওয়ার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

எடுத்துச் செல்லுதல்

வளாகத்திற்கு வெளியே சாப்பிடும் வகையில் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட உணவு

🇮🇳Telugu

తీయడం

ప్రాంగణంలో తినడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన ఆహారాన్ని సిద్ధం చేసింది

🇮🇳Marathi

टेकआउट

तयार केलेले अन्न जे आवारात खाण्याच्या उद्देशाने आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેકઆઉટ

તૈયાર ખોરાક કે જે જગ્યાની બહાર ખાવાનો હેતુ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೇಕ್ಔಟ್

ಆವರಣದಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ತಿನ್ನಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಸಿದ್ಧಪಡಿಸಿದ ಆಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എടുത്തുകൊണ്ടുപോവുക

പരിസരത്ത് നിന്ന് കഴിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള തയ്യാറാക്കിയ ഭക്ഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰ ਲੈ ਜਾਣਾ

ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਭੋਜਨ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਖਾਧਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیک آؤٹ

تیار شدہ کھانا جو احاطے سے باہر کھایا جانا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

取出

准备在场所外食用的食品

🇯🇵Japanese

テイクアウト

敷地外で食べることを目的とした調理済み食品

🇰🇷Korean

테이크아웃

영업장 밖에서 먹기 위해 준비된 음식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mang về

thực phẩm đã chuẩn bị sẵn để ăn ngoài cơ sở

🇹🇭Thai

ซื้อกลับบ้าน

อาหารปรุงสำเร็จที่ตั้งใจจะรับประทานนอกสถานที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

bawa pulang

makanan siap saji yang dimaksudkan untuk dimakan di luar lokasi

🇲🇾Malay

bawa pulang

makanan yang disediakan yang bertujuan untuk dimakan di luar premis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخرج

الطعام الجاهز المخصص لتناوله خارج المبنى

🇮🇷Persian

بیرون بردن

غذای آماده ای که قرار است خارج از محل خورده شود

🇹🇷Turkish

Çıkarmak

tesis dışında yenmesi amaçlanan hazır yiyecekler

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוכל לקחת

אוכל מוכן שמיועד לאכילה מחוץ לשטח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'takeout'?

The primary meaning of 'takeout' is 'prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises'.

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Using 'takeout' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'takeout' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'takeout' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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