Meaning

11 senses
  1. (transitive)To remove.

    He took off his shoes.

    The test grader takes off a point for every misspelled word.

    ausziehen, loslösen, abziehen

    снима́тьsnimátʹ, снятьsnjatʹ, убира́тьubirátʹ

    зніма́тиznimáty, зня́тиznjáty

    remove clothes or shoes

  2. (transitive, usually)To imitate (somebody), often in a satirical manner.

    mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner

  3. (intransitive)To leave the ground and ascend into the air or into flight.

    The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.

    That high-jumper takes off from her left foot.

  4. To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

    starten, abheben

    взлета́тьvzletátʹ, взлете́тьvzletétʹ

    зліта́тиzlitáty, злеті́тиzletíty

  5. (intransitive)To become successful, to flourish.

    The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit.

    2007 July 12, The Guardian, A welcome invasion. The message is now the medium – that is powerful and means products can take off practically all by themselves.

    durchstarten, in Schwung kommen

    поднятьсяpodnjatʹsja, подниматьсяpodnimatʹsja

  6. (intransitive)To depart.

    I'm going to take off now.

    Take off, loser!

    abhauen, sich verziehen, weg sein

    depart for someplace

  7. (transitive)To quantify.

    I'll take off the concrete and steel for this construction project.

  8. (ambitransitive)To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission.

    If you take off for Thanksgiving you must work Christmas and vice versa.

    He decided to let his mother take a night off from cooking, so he took her and his siblings out to dinner.

    freinehmen

  9. (dated, intransitive, slang)To take drugs; to inject drugs.

    take away

  10. (dated, slang, transitive)To steal (something) or rob (someone).

  11. (archaic, transitive)To swallow.

    to take off a glass of wine

Examples

2147 sentences
  1. May I take off my coat?

    Можна мені зняти пальто?

    ruМожно мне снять пальто?

    deDarf ich meinen Mantel ausziehen?

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  2. Taking off is easier than landing.

    Злітати простіше, ніж приземлятися.

    ruВзлёт проще посадки.

    deAbheben ist einfacher als Landen.

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  3. Tom took off his wedding ring.

    Том зняв своб обручку.

    ruТом снял своё обручальное кольцо.

    deTom nahm seinen Ehering ab.

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  4. Tom took off all his clothes.

    Том зняв із себе весь одяг.

    ruТом снял с себя всю одежду.

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  5. The plane took off on time.

    Літак злетів вчасно.

    ruСамолёт взлетел вовремя.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to remove:
to begin flight:
Русский
By meaning 3
to remove:
to begin flight:
to become successful:
Deutsch
By meaning 5
to remove:
to begin flight:
to become successful:
to depart:
to absent oneself from work or other responsibility:

Forms

takes off, taking off, took off, taken off
Base formtake off · to take off
3rd person singulartakes off
Present participletaking off
Past simpletook off
Past participletaken off

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake off
he, she, ittakes off

Past simpleLesson

all personstook off

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken off
he, she, ithas taken off

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take off

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

22 synonyms
depart:departB1
remove clothing:doff
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
remove:donput on
ascend:landA2
begin flight:touch down

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtakeoff

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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