take wing in English

Forms: takes wing [present, singular, third-person], taking wing [participle, present], took wing [past], taken wing [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> wing}} take wing (third-person singular simple present takes wing, present participle taking wing, simple past took wing, past participle taken wing)

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    {
      "form": "takes wing",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took wing",
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        "past"
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        "Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying."
      ],
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        [
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          "flight",
          "flight"
        ],
        [
          "fly",
          "fly"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to begin flying",
          "word": "wegvliegen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to begin flying",
          "word": "lähteä lentoon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to begin flying",
          "word": "lehahtaa lentoon"
        }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To depart."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_wing-en-verb-vQCO92re",
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        [
          "depart",
          "depart"
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        "(figurative) To depart."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take wing"
}

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    {
      "form": "takes wing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taking wing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took wing",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taken wing",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "winged",
          "winged"
        ],
        [
          "flight",
          "flight"
        ],
        [
          "fly",
          "fly"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To depart."
      ],
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        [
          "depart",
          "depart"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) To depart."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to begin flying",
      "word": "wegvliegen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to begin flying",
      "word": "lähteä lentoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to begin flying",
      "word": "lehahtaa lentoon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take wing"
}

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"take wing" meaning in English

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