heraus|nehmen
Translation
to take out, to remove, to extract
Examples
Er hat das Buch aus dem Regal herausgenommen.
He took the book out of the shelf.
Der Arzt muss den Splitter herausnehmen.
The doctor has to remove the splinter.
Er nimmt sich das Recht heraus, zu widersprechen.
He takes the liberty of contradicting.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to take sth. out of sth. She took the letter out of the envelope.
sich3 ((sth.)) to take the liberty of doing sth. He takes the liberty to criticize everything.
Similar Words
Synonyms: entfernen (to remove), rausholen (to get out, colloquial)
Etymology
From 'heraus-' (out) + 'nehmen' (to take). Literally 'to take out'.
Memory Tips
Visualize 'taking' something 'out' of a container. This directly translates to 'herausnehmen'.