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él despegó

took off

→ despegar
des reversal or removal (un-/de-) + peg to stick, to glue + ó 3rd person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #38,932
took off Simple past (preterite) form; used for planes/rockets, or for starting suddenly (e.g., a career).
SP: El avión despegó a las ocho.
EN: The plane took off at eight.
Conjugation of despegar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third despegó —

Nuestro avión despegó exactamente a las seis.

Our plane took off at exactly six o'clock.

Mary despegó en su escoba.

Mary took off on her broomstick.

Estaba muy nervioso cuando despegó el avión.

I was very nervous when the plane took off.

Estaba muy nerviosa cuando despegó el avión.

I was very nervous when the plane took off.

El sello se despegó.

The seal came off.

La estampilla se despegó.

The stamp came off.