take (one's) leave (of someone)

take (one's) leave (of someone)
take (one's) leave (of someone)
to say good-bye to someone and leave. •

I took leave of the hostess at an early hour.

One by one, the guests took their leave.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • 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

  • leave — leave1 verb (past and past participle left) 1》 go away from.     ↘depart from permanently: he left home at 16.     ↘cease attending or working for (an organization, school, etc.).     ↘abandon (a spouse or partner). 2》 allow or cause to remain.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • take — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one s hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession of, capture, earn, or win. 3 tr. get the use of by purchase or formal agreement (take lodgings). 4 tr. (in a recipe) avail oneself of; use. 5 tr. use… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leave — I verb 1) I left the hotel Syn: depart from, go away from, go from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, exit from, take one s leave of, pull out of, be gone from, decamp from, disappear from, vacate, absent oneself from; say one s… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • leave — I verb 1) I left the hotel Syn: go away from, depart from, withdraw from, retire from, take oneself off from, take one s leave of, pull out of, quit, escape from, flee, abandon, desert, vacate; informal push off, shove off, clear out/off …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …   English World dictionary

  • One for the Angels — The Twilight Zone episode Ed Wynn and Dana Dillaway in One for the Angels …   Wikipedia

  • leave — leave1 W1S1 [li:v] v past tense and past participle left [left] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go away)¦ 2¦(stop)¦ 3 leave somebody/something alone 4¦(let something/somebody stay)¦ 5¦(not change/move something)¦ 6¦(result of accident/illness/event)¦ 7 be left… …   Dictionary of contemporary 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

  • take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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