entnehmen
Translation
to take from, to extract, to gather (information), to withdraw
Examples
Er entnahm dem Brief eine wichtige Information.
He gathered important information from the letter.
Sie entnahm Geld vom Bankkonto.
She withdrew money from the bank account.
Man kann der Tabelle die Daten entnehmen.
One can take the data from the table.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to take sth. from sth. He took the main idea from the text.
Similar Words
herausnehmen, entziehen, folgern; Antonyms: hinzufügen, einlegen
Etymology
From the prefix 'ent-' (away from) + 'nehmen' (to take). Literally 'to take away from' a source.
Memory Tips
Think of 'ent-' as removing something, and 'nehmen' is to take. You 'take away from' a text to get information.