TAKE OFF


Meaning of TAKE OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : remove

take your shoes off

2.

a. : release

take the brake off

b. : discontinue , withdraw

took off the morning train

c. : to take or allow as a discount : deduct

took 10 percent off

d. : to spend (a period of time) away from a usual occupation or activity

took two weeks off

3. slang : rob

intransitive verb

1. : to take away : detract

2.

a. : to start off or away often suddenly : set out , depart

took off for her trip

b.

(1) : to branch off (as from a main stream or stem)

(2) : to take a point of origin

c. : to begin a leap or spring

d. : to leave the surface : begin flight

e. : to embark on rapid activity, development, or growth

f. : to spring into wide use or popularity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.