🛫take off

verb
/teɪk ɒf/

Meaning

to remove something; to leave the ground and begin flying (airplane); to suddenly become successful or popular

Example Sentences

The airplane will take off in ten minutes.

Example Expressions

take off like a rocket

Synonyms

depart, leave, lift off, remove, ascend

Antonyms

land, arrive, stay

Collocations

take off clothes, take off rapidly, take off plane, take off career

More Example Sentences

I must take off.

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