leave
148
4.2
- noun
- /liːv/
- Formal
:
despedida
- - By your leave, sir?
- leave of the court
And the most interesting thing that he had to say about him was the best thing that happened to me was my father leaving.
- And the most interesting thing that he had to say about him was the best thing that happened to me was my father leaving.
Examples
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Well then, we'll take our leave.
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You have my leave to go.
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I take my leave now.
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I ask permission to take my leave.
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Well, I thought maybe I'd take that leave now, if it's all right.
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By your leave, Mr. President, this tribunal has not yet defined the purpose for this inquiry.
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After a three-month leave of absence, you will return at your old grade.
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I'll take my leave.
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Tom and Mont prepared to take their leave then, after thanking Reynolds for showing them around.
Fiction book (1992) -
The teacher announced that he would be on leave for the next two weeks to attend a conference.
Synonyms
199
1.9
A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well
129
1.0
The act of leaving a place or situation
109
3.2
Leaving a place or people to live somewhere else for a long time
38
3.9
A period when someone is officially allowed to be away from work or school
30
3.2
To leave or say goodbye to someone
4
1.0
The act of going away from a place or person
1
7.0
To say goodbye in a polite or formal way
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
8
4.4
Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
- Literature
3
8.8
Behave in a very foolish way without thinking clearly
Not showing all details so people can think about the missing parts
- Informal
A warning that bad behavior on a work trip can lead to punishment at work when you return
Compounds
- Formal
38
3.9
A period when someone is officially allowed to be away from work or school
12
2.7
Time away from work to care for family members after a birth, adoption, or when they are ill
- Formal
1
3.5
Time away from work given so a worker can deal with a serious family illness or death
- Formal
1
7.0
A final time away from duty taken before leaving the military while still officially in service
- Archaic
1
9.9
A permit that lets a prisoner live and work outside prison under rules
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Leave in the sense of departing politely comes from Old English lǣfan, used when people asked to be allowed to go; to 'take one's leave' is to get that permission and then go away politely.