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Five, four, three, two, one, zero… We have lift-off.

Though "lift-off" here is being used as a hyphened noun, 'lift off' is used as a verb.

Just lifted off?

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  • In "lift off", "lift" is a regular verb and "off" is a preposition.
    – user33415
    Commented Jan 17, 2021 at 0:46
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    @GorttheRobot "off" is an adverb- a word that, on its own, modifies a verb. Prepositions must be followed by a noun to make an adverbial phrase, which then modifies the verb.
    – JavaLatte
    Commented Jan 17, 2021 at 0:50

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"Lift off" is a phrasal verb, meaning it consists of a verb and a particle (either a preposition or an adverb). The past and past participle forms are both "lifted off" as in

There was a burst of flame as the rocket lifted off into the sky.

Please see https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/lift-off

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