"get off the ground" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-get off the ground.ogg Forms: gets off the ground [present, singular, third-person], getting off the ground [participle, present], got off the ground [past], got off the ground [UK, participle, past], gotten off the ground [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> off the ground}} get off the ground (third-person singular simple present gets off the ground, present participle getting off the ground, simple past got off the ground, past participle (UK) got off the ground or (US) gotten off the ground)
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To succeed or begin to succeed. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-get_off_the_ground-en-verb-XmnZALM6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 47 53 Disambiguation of English predicates: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) To make (something) succeed. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_off_the_ground-en-verb-mG7ZLUdS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 47 53 Disambiguation of English predicates: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52
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