take flight

take flight

English

Verb

take flight

1. (idiomatic) To fly; to become aloft, to become airborne; to take off (the ground)

   Though the bird is still young, in a day or two it will spread its wing and take flight for the first time.

2. (idiomatic) to flee

   The criminals took flight as soon as they heard the sirens.

Synonyms

• (to flee): fly

Translations

to become airborne

French: s'envoler (fr), prendre son vol (fr), prendre son envol (fr)

Spanish: alzar el vuelo (es), levantar el vuelo (es)

to flee

French: prendre la fuite (fr) Greek: τρέπομαι σε φυγή (trépomai se fygí) Italian: darsi alla fuga

Maori: hārewa (of birds) Swedish: ta till flykten