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take off

VERB
leave; leave the ground
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw
WEAK
ascend bear beat it become airborne begone clear out decamp exit go away head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come come in continue stay
VERB
mock, satirize
Synonyms
WEAK
ape burlesque caricature imitate lampoon mimic parody ridicule send up spoof travesty
Antonyms
WEAK
arrive come stay

Example Sentences

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Take-off will require help from the private sector to market the seeds and train farmers on SAH.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Take-off still makes me nervous, but this is abated by reading the paper.

From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2010

Take-off pressure can be generated in one minute.

From Time Magazine Archive

Take-off had been delayed for three hours by a minor fire in the gondola, and by the time the balloon reached 80,000 ft.,

From Time Magazine Archive

Yes, dear; missed the 5.40 D.H. from the Battersea Park Take-off by a minute to-night.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various