Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take one's leave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
take one's leave
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depart.

verb

say goodbye

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

takes one's leave (present, singular) taking one's leave (participle, present) took one's leave (past) taken one's leave (participle, past)

Phrases

take leave

Frequently Paired Words

take leave

Synonyms

take leave

Questions

What does take one's leave mean?
To depart.

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