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to make off
01
to leave quickly, often in order to escape or avoid someone or something
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
off
Base verb
make
Present tense
make off
3rd person singular
makes off
Present participle
making off
Past simple
made off
Past participle
made off
Examples
The thief made off after robbing the bank.
