take wing

English

Verb

take wing (third-person singular simple present takes wing, present participle taking wing, simple past took wing, past participle taken wing)

1. Of a winged animal, to take flight; to begin flying.
2. (figurative) To depart.

Translations

to begin flying

• Dutch: wegvliegen (nl)
• Finnish: lähteä lentoon, lehahtaa lentoon

Anagrams

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