make off

verb

made off; making off; makes off
Synonyms of make offnext

intransitive verb

: to leave in haste
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Stammen noted the transition Song is making off the field, adjusting not only to a new team and higher level of play but to a new culture. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026 The burglars then made off with the ATM. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 On Saturday evening, a man made off with goods from a jewelry store in the 3800 block of West 26th Street. William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 The final months of Dati’s tenure were marked by the infamous jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum in October in which a four-person gang made off with $100M worth of jewellery including items that had belonged to Napoleon. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make off

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of make off was circa 1680

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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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