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Take off meaning

Take off is a phrasal verb with 8 meanings. One of them is to remove clothing or another item from a person or surface.

Past simple
took off
Past participle
taken off
-ing form
taking off

What take off means

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To remove clothing or another item from a person or surface

Please take off your muddy boots at the door.

7 more meanings of take off are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With take: take out, take back, take up, take away, take on, take down, take over, take someone aback, take after, take against.

With off: turn off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off, back off.

Common questions

What does take off mean?

It has 8 meanings. One of them is to remove clothing or another item from a person or surface. The other 7, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of take off?

Took off. The past participle is taken off.

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.

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