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What does take off mean?
What does take off mean?
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- English (US)
To take off means to leave.
For example:
Our plane is now taking off. (This means that the plane is now leaving).
- English (US)
@Jafettt to leave the ground in an airplane, or to not go to work for a day, or to leave.
"The airplane will take off in about 5 minutes."
"I need to take off Wednesday, I have a doctor's appointment"
"I'm gonna take off, I'm pretty tired. Bye, everyone!"
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- English (US)
Depends on the context.
It can mean 'to leave', as in Airplanes 'take off' when they leave the ground
It can also mean 'to remove/deduct', as in I had points taken off my test for incorrect answers
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