phrasal verb

Take off

No. 28 most commonLetter TInseparable

2Sections

Make great progress

Meanings

  • Make great progress (intransitive, International English)
  • Reduce the price of an item (separable [optional], International English)
  • When a plane departs or leaves the ground (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The software house really TOOK OFF when they produced the latest version of their DTP package.
  • They've TAKEN ten percent OFF designer frames for glasses.
  • It was hot, so I TOOK my jacket OFF.

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