Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

tirar

Verb

/tiˈɾaʁ/

Definition

To take or to remove something.

Examples

Ele vai tirar uma foto da paisagem. (He is going to take a picture of the landscape.)
Você pode tirar o livro da estante? (Can you remove the book from the shelf?)

Meaning

In Portuguese, ‘tirar’ is commonly used to indicate the action of taking away an object or removing something from its place. It can also refer to obtaining or extracting something.