take off

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To remove.
2. (transitive, usually) To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner.
3. (intransitive) To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.
4. To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.
5. (intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.
6. (intransitive) To depart.
7. (transitive) To quantify.
8. (ambitransitive) To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.
9. (dated, intransitive, slang) To take drugs; to inject drugs.
10. (dated, slang, transitive) To steal (something) or rob (someone).
11. (archaic, transitive) To swallow.

Noun

Nonstandard spelling of takeoff.

Synonyms

remove

undo

undress

take out

put off

take away

doff

fly up

strip

depart

start

subtract

deduct

get rid of

rise

lift

lift off

peel off

peel

pull off

cast off

strip off

detach

slip off

soar

set off

fly away

mimic

shed

get off

leave

come off

unglue

open

unstick

unclothe

take down

uncover

unfasten

untie

start out

get up

imitate

set forth

eliminate

rush

set out

loosen

loose

part

Translations

enlever

ôter

décoller

togliere

ausziehen

despegar

quitar

tirar

détacher

decollare

quitarse

retirer

starten

decolar

απογειώνομαι

Sentences

When does our plane take off again .