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roar off

B2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To drive away very fast and very loudly, usually suddenly.

Literal meaning: To roar (make a loud noise) while going off (departing).

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

To leave a place very suddenly at high speed, making a loud roaring engine noise.

"The ambulance roared off towards the hospital with its sirens blaring."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Almost exclusively used of motorised vehicles — cars, motorbikes, aircraft. Implies a dramatic, attention-grabbing departure. Common in action-oriented narrative writing and journalism.

Commonly used with

motorbike sports car jet vehicle racing car motorcycle

Forms

Base
roar off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
roars off
he/she/it
Past simple
roared off
yesterday
Past participle
roared off
have + pp
-ing form
roaring off
continuous

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