Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking leave

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing leave
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take leave

Questions

What does taking leave mean?
present participle and gerund of take leave

How to pronounce taking leave

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