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Definition of Take leave

1. Verb. Go away or leave.

Definition of Take leave

1. Verb. (&lit take leave) ¹

2. Verb. (often with ''of'') To depart. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Take Leave

Literary usage of Take leave

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ...by James Boswell by James Boswell (1791)
"J am now going to take leave, perhaps a very long leave, of my dear Mr. Chambers. That he is going to live where you govern, ..."

2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... that came within the reach of my own knowledge and experiments, I take leave of that earthly ..."

3. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier (1840)
"The day before hia departure, he wait t the hôtel of Artois, to take leave of his uncle of Burgundy, who]was then sitting at d¡Ls:: but he rose from table ..."

4. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Joseph Dacier (1849)
"The day before his departure, he went to the hôtel of Artois, to take leave of his uncle of Burgundy, who was then sitting at dinner; but he rose from table ..."

5. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Joseph Dacier (1849)
"CHAPTER Cl. THE KING AND THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY take leave OF EACH ... to take leave of his uncle of Burgundy, who was then sitting at dinner; ..."

6. The Chronicles of Enguerrand de Monstrelet: Containing an Account of the by Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Bon-Joseph Dacier, Pierre Desrey (1867)
"THE KINO AND THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY take leave OF ... The day before his departure, he went to the hôtel of Artois, to take leave of his uncle of Burgundy, ..."

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