- take leave of someone
- old-fashioned
to say goodbye to someone
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take leave of someone
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take leave of someone — old fashioned phrase to say goodbye to someone Thesaurus: goodbyes and to say goodbyehyponym ways of saying hellosynonym Main entry: leave * * * take leave of someone (or … Useful english dictionary
take note of someone — take note (of (someone/something)) to give someone or something your attention. Travelers who plan to leave next week should take note that there may be an airlines strike … New idioms dictionary
take leave of your senses — To say to someone have you taken leave of your senses? means that you think their behaviour is crazy. You re going skiing in this blizzard? Have you taken leave of your senses? … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
leave — [[t]li͟ːv[/t]] ♦ leaves, leaving, left 1) VERB If you leave a place or person, you go away from that place or person. [V n] He would not be allowed to leave the country... [V n] I simply couldn t bear to leave my little girl … English dictionary
leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… … English dictionary
leave — I. /liv / (say leev) verb (left, leaving) –verb (t) 1. to go away from, depart from, or quit, as a place, a person, or a thing. 2. to let stay or be as specified: to leave a door unlocked. 3. to let (a person, etc.) remain in a position to do… …
leave — [liːv] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES time that you are allowed to be absent from your work: • The company offers attractive benefits, including five weeks leave per year. • The Los Gatos School District has hired 21 new teachers to replace… … Financial and business terms
leave — Ⅰ. leave [1] ► VERB (past and past part. left) 1) go away from. 2) cease living at, attending, or working for: he left home at 16. 3) allow or cause to remain; go away without taking. 4) (be left) remain to be used or dealt with: drink … English terms dictionary
take note of something — take note (of (someone/something)) to give someone or something your attention. Travelers who plan to leave next week should take note that there may be an airlines strike … New idioms dictionary
