Definitions for take off
Princeton's WordNet
depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off(verb)
leave
"The family took off for Florida"
take off(verb)
take away or remove
"Take that weight off me!"
take off, lift off(verb)
depart from the ground
"The plane took off two hours late"
take off, take time off(verb)
take time off from work; stop working temporarily
take off(verb)
mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
"This song takes off from a famous aria"
take off(verb)
remove clothes
"take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
get off the ground, take off(verb)
get started or set in motion, used figuratively
"the project took a long time to get off the ground"
take off(verb)
prove fatal
"The disease took off"
subtract, deduct, take off(verb)
make a subtraction
"subtract this amount from my paycheck"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
take off(verb)ɪk
≠ put on
Take off your jacket.
take offɪk
to not go to work at a particular time
I'm taking a week off in June.
take offɪk
≠ land
airplanes taking off over the ocean
take offɪk
to quickly increase or become successful
Sales took off as soon as the book was advertised.
Wiktionary
take off(Verb)
To remove.
take off(Verb)
To imitate, often in a satirical manner.
take off(Verb)
To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air.
take off(Verb)
To become successful, to flourish.
take off(Verb)
To depart.
take off(Verb)
To quantify.
take off(Verb)
to absent oneself from work or other responsibility, especially with permission.
Translations for take off
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uittrekAfrikaans

- يَخْلَع مُلابِسَهArabic

- свалямBulgarian

- despirPortuguese (BR)

- svléciCzech

- ablegenGerman

- tage afDanish

- βγάζω (π.χ. ρούχα)Greek

- quitarse, despojarse (de)Spanish

- (seljast, peast, jalast) võtmaEstonian

- درآوردنFarsi

- ottaa poisFinnish

- ôter, enleverFrench

- לִפשוֹטHebrew

- उतारनाHindi

- skinuti, uklonitiCroatian

- leveszHungarian

- menanggalkanIndonesian

- faraúrIcelandic

- togliereItalian

- 脱ぐJapanese

- (옷을) 벗다Korean

- nusivilktiLithuanian

- novilkt (drēbes)Latvian

- menanggalkanMalay

- uittrekkenDutch

- ta av, kle av seg, fjerneNorwegian

- zdejmowaćPolish

- despirPortuguese

- a scoateRomanian

- сниматьRussian

- vyzliecťSlovak

- sleči, odložitiSlovenian

- skinutiSerbian

- ta av sigSwedish

- ถอดThai

- çıkarmakTurkish

- 脫去Chinese (Trad.)

- знімати, скидатиUkrainian

- ہٹانا، اتارناUrdu

- cởiVietnamese

- 脱去Chinese (Simp.)

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