take off
phrasal verbtake off
- (of an aircraft, etc.) to leave the ground and begin to fly
- The plane took off an hour late.
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- (informal) to leave a place, especially in a hurry
- When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.
- (of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly
- The new magazine has really taken off.
- Her singing career took off after her TV appearance.
take somebody off
- to copy somebody’s voice, actions or manner in a humorous way synonym impersonate
- (in sports, entertainment, etc.) to make somebody stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or the stage
- He was taken off after twenty minutes.
take something off
- to remove something, especially a piece of clothing from your/somebody’s body
- to take off your coat
- He took off my wet boots and made me sit by the fire.
- to have a period of time as a break from work
- I've decided to take a few days off next week.
- [often passive] to stop a public service, television programme, performances of a show, etc.
- The show was taken off because of poor audience figures.
- to remove some of somebody’s hair, part of somebody’s body, etc.
- The hairdresser asked me how much she should take off.
- The explosion nearly took his arm off.
take yourself/somebody off (to…)
- (informal) to leave a place; to make somebody leave a place
take somebody off something
- [often passive] to remove somebody from something such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc.
- The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case.
- After three days she was taken off the ventilator.
take something off something
- to remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce the total
- The manager took $10 off the bill.
- That experience took ten years off my life (= made me feel ten years older).