Verb

heraus|nehmen

to take out, to remove

Vergiss nicht, den Müll herauszunehmen.

Don't forget to take out the trash.

Er bat mich, ein Buch aus dem Regal herauszunehmen.

He asked me to take a book from the shelf.

((sth.)) ((aus+3)) herausnehmen to take sth. out of sth. He takes a book out of the bag.

entfernen (to remove), rausholen (to get out, colloquial)

Composed of 'heraus' (out) and 'nehmen' (to take). Literally means 'to take out'.

Picture taking something 'out' (heraus) of a bag. You 'take' (nehmen) it.

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