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  3. The meaning of TAKEOFF is a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket. How to use takeoff in a sentence.

  4. to remove something, especially clothes: He took off his clothes and got into the shower. After the poisoning scare, the product was taken off the shelves /the market (= removed from sale). Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere.

  5. Learn the meanings and usage of the phrasal verb take off in British and American English. Find out how to take off a garment, an aircraft, a career, or a joke, and see examples and synonyms.

    • Take Off = to Leave The Ground and Begin to Fly
    • Take Off = to Remove An Item of Clothing from Your Body
    • Take Off = to Leave A Place (Quickly) in Order to Go Somewhere Else
    • Take Off = to Become Popular Or Successful
    • Take (Somebody) Off = to Remove A Person from A Place, Thing Or List
    • Take (something) Off = to Remove Something from A Place Or Person
    • Take (An Amount) Off = to Reduce The Price of Something
    • Take (Time) Off = to Not Do Something Over A Period of Time
    • Take Off = to Remove A Part of The Body
    • Take Off = to Imitate Or Mimic Somebody
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    (intransitive)This phrasal verb is most commonly associated with planes (or aircraft) and how they become airborne. It can also be used when someone jumps and leaves the ground or when a bird or insects launches itself into the air. 1. The plane was able to take offonce the runway was clear. 2. When does the plane take off? 3. The plane had difficu...

    (transitive)The object of this phrasal verb (the piece of clothing) can go in the middle or at the end of the phrasal verb (see the first two examples) 1. He took his hat off. 2. He took offhis hat. 3. Remember to take your shoes offbefore entering the house. 4. To celebrate, the player took his shirt offand whirled it over his head. 5. It was hot ...

    (intransitive – informal)This action is usually done in a hurry and often without the person saying where they are going. 1. Sorry, but I have to take offnow since my partner is waiting for me at the restaurant. 2. The burglars took offbefore the police arrived. 3. You won’t find Fred here, he has already taken off. 4. She saw me coming and took of...

    (intransitive – informal)This phrasal verb is used when a person’s success or rise in popularity is sudden or very quick. It can also refer to when a (new) product has quickly had a lot of sales, especially compared to normal. 1. That new song by Samantha Star has really taken offin the charts. 2. After a couple of slow weeks, sales of the new Wood...

    (transitive)This can include being removed from a job, a position or a responsibility. The object is normally placed after the verb (except in Passive Voice). 1. They took the injured player offthe field on a stretcher. 2. He sang so badly that they took him offthe stage. 3. The manager took her offthe list. 4. Due to his performance, he was taken ...

    (transitive)This is to remove something from a place or the possession of a person. 1. Quick! Take the knife offthat little boy. 2. Can you please take your feet offthe coffee table? 3. The last time I looked, your name had been taken offthe list.

    (transitive)This is used when an item is discounted or when a price or cost of payment is reduced 1. The store has taken twenty percent offall of their products during the sale. 2. If you pay in cash, we will take an additional ten dollars offthe original price.

    (transitive) Used when referring to not going to work (or not doing a responsibility) for a period of time, usually for holiday/vacation, as a break or when a person is sick. The order is: Take + Time expression + off. 1. I felt sick so I took a couple of days offwork. 2. He took four days offwork to go hiking. 3. I took last week offand now I have...

    (transitive)This removal can be intentional, in this case mostly referring to the removal of hair, but it can also refer to unintentional removal due to an accident. 1. The land mine took offboth of his legs and he was very lucky to survive. 2. I’m glad you took that moustache off. 3. He had to take offhis artificial arm every night before getting ...

    (transitive – informal)This phrasal verb is used when someone copies another person’s voice or mannerisms, especially in an amusing way. 1. He takes offthe Prime Minister to perfection. (= perfectly copy the way the Prime Minister talks and acts)

    Learn the different meanings and uses of the phrasal verb TAKE OFF in English, such as to fly, to remove clothing, to leave quickly, to become popular, and more. See example sentences and a summary chart for each meaning.

  6. Learn the definition, pronunciation and usage of take off as a phrasal verb in American English. See examples of different meanings and related expressions, such as take off someone, take off something, take off the market, etc.

  7. Learn the different meanings and uses of the phrasal verb 'take off', with examples and explanations. Find out how to take off something from a surface, an item of clothing, an aircraft, work, success, etc.

  8. From Longman Business Dictionary take off phrasal verb 1 [transitive] take something off to have a holiday from work on a particular day, or for a particular length of time I’m taking Thursday off to do some Christmas shopping. 2 [intransitive] to start being successful I hear the business is really taking off. → see also takeoff → ...

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