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I hate clothes. As soon as I get home every day, I take off as many clothes as possible.
Marliece Andrada

Meaning of "take off" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE OFF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAKE OFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Take off is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TAKE OFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Take off

Takeoff is the aircraft flight phase in which a vehicle goes from the ground to flying in the air. Takeoff, Take off or Take Off may also refer to: ▪ Takeoff, a 1979 Soviet drama film ▪ "Take Off", a 1981 song by Bob and Doug McKenzie from The Great White North ▪ Take Off!, a 1988 board game ▪ Take-Off, a fictional character in the Transformers world, debuting in 1991 ▪ Take Off, a 2009 South Korean film ▪ "Take Off", a 2009 song by Young Dro ▪ "Take-off", a 2010 song by Japanese band Vivid ▪ "Take Off", a 2011 song by Korean boy group 2PM ▪ "Take Off", a 2011 single by British pop rapper Chipmunk ▪ Take Off, a 2013 EP by Japanese band Folks...

Definition of take off in the English dictionary

The first definition of take off in the dictionary is to remove or discard. Other definition of take off is to become airborne. Take off is also to set out or cause to set out on a journey.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE OFF

take liberties
take no notice of
take no prisoners
take note
take notice
take occasion
take odds
take off one´s hat to
take offence
take on
take on board
take one´s breath away
take one´s courage in both hands
take one´s hour
take one´s medicine
take one´s place
take one´s time
take out
take out on
take over

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE OFF

come off
cone off
give off
hive off
leave off
make off
measure off
on and off
race off
score off
see off
shake off
shove off
shuffle off
square off
stave off
strike off
tee off
time off
worse off
write off

Synonyms and antonyms of take off in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TAKE OFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «take off» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of take off

Translation of «take off» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE OFF

Find out the translation of take off to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take off from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take off» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

起飞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despegar
570 millions of speakers

English

take off
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उड़ना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُقْلِعُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

взлетать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

levantar voo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উড্ডয়ন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enlever
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berlepas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausziehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱ぐ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이륙하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cất cánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

havalanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decollare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wystartować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злітати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a decola
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απογειώνομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

köra iväg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjerne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take off

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE OFF»

The term «take off» is very widely used and occupies the 13.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE OFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «take off» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «take off» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take off

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10 QUOTES WITH «TAKE OFF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take off.
1
Victoria Abril
The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I didn't like to appear naked either, but the first thing I did was take off my clothes and jump into the pool completely naked.
2
Saffron Aldridge
In the morning, I use a Philosophy cleanser and Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream, which sinks in well and feels firming. I rarely wear foundation, so cotton wool soaked in warm water is often enough to cleanse at night, but I take off eye make-up with Klorane's cornflower-infused remover.
3
Marliece Andrada
I hate clothes. As soon as I get home every day, I take off as many clothes as possible.
4
Peter Asher
Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't.
5
Larry Bird
I wasn't real quick, and I wasn't real strong. Some guys will just take off and it's like, whoa. So I beat them with my mind and my fundamentals.
6
Michael Bond
I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a senior cameraman with my own crew. I'd had my first short story published in 1947, and when my writing really started to take off I decided to go freelance, and eventually left the BBC in 1965.
7
John O. Brennan
I think we do have to take off the gloves in some areas, but within balance, and at the right time and the right way, and for the right reason and with full understanding of what the consequences of that might be.
8
Danielle Brooks
My biggest thing is telling a truthful story, something that is rooted in something and is very honest. If I read a script and you want me to take off my top, and it doesn't serve a purpose, then I'm not going to do it.
9
Steve Buyer
Because all of us believe and understand in the fabric of the common bond of why we call ourselves American is to care for the men and women who wear the uniform; and when they take off the uniform, we care for them when they are veterans.
10
Henri Coanda
I imagine a future aircraft, which will take off vertically, fly as usual, and land vertically. This flying machine should have no moving parts. This idea came from the huge power of cyclones.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE OFF»

Discover the use of take off in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take off and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Take Off Your Glasses and See: A Mind/Body Approach to ...
Take Off Your Glasses and See shows you how to free yourself from the crutch of prescription lenses, to build your self-confidence and awareness, and to open up your inner and outer vision in order to see more clearly.
Jacob Liberman, 2011
2
Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's ...
The author's alter ego, the outspoken, worldly wise grandmother Madea, shares her thoughts on life, love, and everyone around her, reflecting on marriage, child-rearing, etiquette, the Bible and the church, beauty advice, and gun care.
Tyler Perry, 2007
3
The Stupids Take Off
In an attempt to avoid a visit from Uncle Carbuncle, the Stupids fly off in their airplane and visit several other relatives who are just as stupid as they are.
Harry Allard, 1989
4
Take-Off
Take-off: almost a ton of inert matter transformed by the pilot as it lifts off the runway into a thing of spirit and beauty.
Daniel Del Giudice, 2011
5
Take Off
After arriving in Sun Haven, fifteen-year-old Kai can't wait to get on a board and surf again, but the locals patrolling the best spot on the beach will only let him into the lineup if he consents to compete against one of them.
Todd Strasser, 2004
6
The East German Take-Off: economy and design in transition
This book addresses all those interested in design and at the same time contributes to strengthening the confidence in the structural transformation of this economic region.
Angela Schönberger, Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin, 1994
7
Take off the Mask
Christian Living/autobiography
Teri Washington, 2003
8
Being Yourself: How do I take off this mask?
Women of Faith, renowned for their unique combination of personality and truth, offer fresh new messages in four new topical study guides in the popular Women of Faith Study Guide Series.
Women of Faith, 2008
9
Take-off distances of a supersonic transport configuration ...
The take-off distances over a 35-foot obstacle have been determined for a supersonic transport configuration characterized by a low maximum lift coefficient at a high angle of attack and by high drag due to lift.
Albert W. Hall, Langley Research Center, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1961
10
Cleared for Take-Off
On his many reconnaissance missions in Europe and the Far East, the young Bogarde experienced the terror of enemy attack and the horror of its aftermath, together with the intense camaraderie and bitter homour of the battlefield.
Dirk Bogarde, 2012

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