взлете́ть

fairly common #4524C2

verbperfective

1.
to fly up, to take wing, to rise into the air
Пти́цы испуга́лись и взлете́ли с ве́тки.
The birds got scared and flew up off the branch.
Perfective; of birds, insects, leaves, dust rising suddenly.
2.
to take offaviation
Самолёт взлете́л то́чно по расписа́нию.
The plane took off exactly on schedule.
3.
to be blown up, to blow up
Склад с боеприпасами взлете́л на во́здух.
The ammunition depot was blown up.
Only in the set phrase взлететь на воздух.

Examples

Испугавшиеся птицы взлетели с дерева.
The frightened birds flew up from the tree.
Боинг взлетел и скоро скрылся в облаках.
The Boeing took off and soon disappeared into the clouds.
Ворковавшая пара голубей взлетела с крыши.
The pair of pigeons that had been cooing flew up from the roof.
Птица, встрепенувшаяся на ветке, взлетела вверх.
The bird, startled on the branch, flew up into the air.
Если пойдёт снег, самолёты не смо́гут взлете́ть.
If it snows, airplanes won't be able to take off.
Я ви́дел, как пять самолётов взлете́ли, словно пти́цы.
I saw five planes taking off, as if they were birds.
Самолёт взлете́л ровно в шесть.
The plane took off exactly at six.
Аистёнок впервые попробовал взлететь.
The stork chick tried to fly for the first time.
Пугаемые собакой голуби взлетели с площади.
The pigeons, frightened by the dog, flew up from the square.
Самолёт взлете́л в семь.
The plane took off at seven.

Imperative
ты	взлети́
вы	взлети́те