took off Sentence Examples
- The airplane took off into the clear blue sky, leaving the runway behind.
- The bird took off from the branch with a powerful beat of its wings.
- My stress took off as soon as I started the meditation session.
- The rocket took off with a thunderous roar, leaving Earth's atmosphere behind.
- My workload took off after the project went live.
- The sales figures took off exponentially after we launched our new marketing campaign.
- My anxiety took off when I realized I had lost my keys.
- The storm took off quickly, leaving us scrambling for cover.
- My motivation took off after I set clear goals for myself.
- The weight took off easily once I started following a healthy diet and exercise routine.
took off Meaning
took off
remove entry 1 sense 2, to embark on rapid activity, development, or growth, to spend (a period of time) away from a usual occupation or activity, discontinue, withdraw, to spring into wide use or popularity, to take away, remove, a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket, to develop or grow rapidly, to branch off (as from a main stream or stem), a spot at which one takes off, to begin a leap or spring, an action of starting out, an action of removing something, a starting point, a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight in an aircraft or spacecraft, to start off or away often suddenly, an imitation especially in the way of caricature, to take or allow as a discount, imitation entry 1 sense 2, to leave the surface, rob, to begin flight, a rapid rise in activity, growth, or popularity, parody sense 1, a mechanism for transmission of the power of an engine or vehicle to operate some other mechanism, release entry 1 sense 1, to take a point of origin, release, to spend (some time) away from an activity or occupation
Synonyms & Antonyms of took off
Synonyms:
- went
- ran-along
- departed
- took-a-walk
- pushed-off
- got-off
- stepped-along-
- exited
- went-off
- got
- moved
- pulled-out
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- took-a-powder
- buzzed-off-
- parted
- struck-out
- bailed
- peeled-off
- buggered-off
- shoved-off-
- cut-out
- booked
- evacuated
- beat-it
- quit
- withdrew
- quitted
- fled
- escaped
- flew
- started
- took-a-hike
- got-out
- cleared-off
- pulled-up-stakes
- pulled-stakes
- sallied-forth-
- bailed-out
- bugged-out
- bugged-off
- cleared-out
- pushed-on
- walked-out
- hit-the-road
- dug-out
- went-out
- set-out
- packed-up-or-off-
- retired
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word took off
remove entry 1 sense 2, to embark on rapid activity, development, or growth, to spend (a period of time) away from a usual occupation or activity, discontinue,
went, ran along,departed, took a walk, pushed off, got off, stepped (along), exited, went off, got
stayed, showed up, remained,came, turned up, arrived, reached, dwelt,settled, closed
The airplane took off into the clear blue sky, leaving the runway behind.
The bird took off from the branch with a powerful beat of its wings.
My stress took off as soon as I started the meditation session.
The rocket took off with a thunderous roar, leaving Earth's atmosphere behind.
