Make off meaning
Make off is a phrasal verb that means to leave rapidly, usually while escaping after wrongdoing.
- Past simple
- made off
- Past participle
- made off
- -ing form
- making off
What make off means
B2informal
To leave rapidly, usually while escaping after wrongdoing
The intruder made off before the police arrived.
Similar phrasal verbs
With make: make up, make out, make for, make something into something, make off with, make over, make towards, make up for, make too much of, make something over to someone.
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does make off mean?
To leave rapidly, usually while escaping after wrongdoing.
What is the past tense of make off?
Made off, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
