"make off with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes off with [present, singular, third-person], making off with [participle, present], made off with [participle, past], made off with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> off with|head=make off with}} make off with (third-person singular simple present makes off with, present participle making off with, simple past and past participle made off with)
  1. (transitive) To steal (something) and flee. Tags: transitive Translations (steal something and flee): sich davonmachen mit (German), sich aus dem Staub machen mit (German), arramblar (Spanish), arranchar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-make_off_with-en-verb-oHj91VTs Disambiguation of 'steal something and flee': 62 10 28
  2. To run away together with someone. Categories (topical): Crime Translations (run away together with someone): sich davonmachen mit (German), sich aus dem Staub machen mit (German)
    Sense id: en-make_off_with-en-verb-~aX8VedB Disambiguation of Crime: 0 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", English phrasal verbs formed with "with", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 93 4 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 8 84 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "with": 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 89 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 91 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 82 9 Disambiguation of 'run away together with someone': 6 88 6
  3. (transitive) To capture (someone) and flee. Tags: transitive Translations (capture someone and flee): sich davonmachen mit (German), sich aus dem Staub machen mit (German)
    Sense id: en-make_off_with-en-verb-m8ZR3Qva Disambiguation of 'capture someone and flee': 28 10 62

Inflected forms

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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "steal something and flee",
      "word": "sich davonmachen mit"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "steal something and flee",
      "word": "sich aus dem Staub machen mit"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "steal something and flee",
      "word": "arramblar"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "steal something and flee",
      "word": "arranchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "run away together with someone",
      "word": "sich davonmachen mit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "run away together with someone",
      "word": "sich aus dem Staub machen mit"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "word": "sich davonmachen mit"
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